脚踝 (jiǎo huái) — ankle | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ankle

Measure word · 只

脚踝，。
Pǎo bù shí yào zhù yì bǎo hù jiǎo huái, bì miǎn niǔ shāng.
When running, pay attention to protecting your ankle to avoid spraining it.
脚踝，。
Zuó tiān dǎ qiú bǎ jiǎo huái niǔ le yí xià, xiàn zài hái yǒu diǎn zhǒng.
Yesterday I twisted my ankle playing ball, and it's still a bit swollen now.
脚踝。
Tā de jiǎo huái shàng xì zhe yì tiáo jīng zhì de jiǎo liàn.
There is a delicate anklet tied around her ankle.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

脚 (foot) specifies 踝 (ankle), naming the ankle of the foot.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 腳; 脚 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròumeat, body

Sound part声符shēngfú

卻

卻què腳jiǎo

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 腳 uses ⺼ for a body part and 卻 for the sound; the simplified 脚 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

𧾷果踝

Meaning part形符xíngfú

𧾷Written in full as足zúfoot

Sound part声符shēngfú

果

果guǒ踝huái

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 𧾷 is a foot, and the right part 果 gives the sound.

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