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Etymology
Pictograph of a foot (止) attached to a leg.
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The character 足 serves both as an independent word and as a radical denoting the foot in characters related to kicking, walking, or other foot-based actions. Its upper portion depicts the knee and lower leg, while the bottom represents the foot itself. The semantic shift from a physical body part to the concept of sufficiency likely originated from the idea of completing a journey on foot or reaching the top of a measure, leading to its common use to express adequacy, fullness, or satisfaction alongside its literal anatomical meaning.
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这些食物足够我们吃。
他每天都踢足球。
她的回答让我很满足。
他对工作充满十足的热情。
我们的足球队赢得了比赛。
他想在这个城市立足。
这些证据不足以证明他有罪。
探险家的足迹遍布整个大陆。