趾

zhǐ

止 + 𧾷

Definitions

zhǐ toe

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 止 represents the sound.

Semantic: 足 Phonetic: 止

About

趾 is a phono-semantic compound: the foot radical 足 on the left indicates the meaning, and the phonetic 止 on the right provides the sound. 止 originally depicted a footprint. Historically, the character referred to the entire foot or the structural base of something, but its meaning later narrowed specifically to the toes, distinguishing it from other characters that denote the whole foot or lower limb.

Etymology Hide

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我的脚趾很冷。

Wǒ de jiǎozhǐ hěn lěng.

My toes are very cold.

她洗脚时仔细清洁脚趾。

Tā xǐ jiǎo shí zǐxì qīngjié jiǎozhǐ.

When she washes her feet, she carefully cleans her toes.

跑步后，我的脚趾有点酸。

Pǎobù hòu, wǒ de jiǎozhǐ yǒudiǎn suān.

After running, my toes are a bit sore.

医生检查了他的脚趾骨头。

Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de jiǎozhǐ gǔtou.

The doctor examined his toe bones.

因为鞋子太小，他的脚趾被挤伤了。

Yīnwèi xiézi tài xiǎo, tā de jiǎozhǐ bèi jǐ shāng le.

Because the shoes were too small, his toes were squeezed and injured.

在舞蹈训练中，保护脚趾非常重要。

Zài wǔdào xùnliàn zhōng, bǎohù jiǎozhǐ fēicháng zhòngyào.

In dance training, protecting toes is very important.

他用脚趾夹起地上的铅笔，展示了灵活性。

Tā yòng jiǎozhǐ jiā qǐ dìshàng de qiānbǐ, zhǎnshì le línghuóxìng.

He picked up the pencil on the floor with his toes, demonstrating flexibility.

尽管脚趾疼痛，他仍然坚持完成了马拉松比赛。

Jǐnguǎn jiǎozhǐ téngtòng, tā réngrán jiānchí wánchéng le mǎlāsōng bǐsài.

Despite the pain in his toes, he persisted and completed the marathon race.

Related Characters

Component: 止

Component: 𧾷

趾