踵
to arrive; to follow; heel
16 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,463 U+8E35
How 踵 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
足 (semantic, “foot”) + 重 (phonetic, zhòng)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 重
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 重 (zhòng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重 sound component | zhòng | heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat |
| 董 | dǒng | to direct, to supervise; surname |
| 锺 | zhōng | cup, glass, goblet; surname |
Words containing 踵
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 接踵而来 | jiē zhǒng ér lái | to come one after the other |
| 摩顶放踵 | mó dǐng fàng zhǒng | to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others; to wear oneself o… |
| 祸不旋踵 | huò bù xuán zhǒng | trouble is never far away (idiom) |
| 摩肩接踵 | mó jiān jiē zhǒng | lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps; a thronging crowd |
| 延颈企踵 | yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng | to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth |
| 提踵 | tí zhǒng | to lift one's heels; to stand on tiptoe; (sports) to do a calf raise |
| 接踵 | jiē zhǒng | to follow on sb's heels |
| 旋踵 | xuán zhǒng | (literary) in an instant (lit. to turn on one's heel) |