实足 (shí zú) — full, solid (attributive, indicating the actual or complete amount, age, or quantity)

Definition

Attributive adjective meaning 'full, solid' — emphasizes the actual, complete amount (age, weight, quantity), not an approximate one. Always placed before the noun, never used predicatively.

adjective
fullsolid (attributive, indicating the actual or complete amount, age, or quantity)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 实足。
    Tā de shí zú nián líng shì èr shí wǔ suì.
    His actual age is twenty-five years old.
  • 实足。
    Zhè pī huò wù shí zú zhòng liàng wèi wǔ bǎi gōng jīn.
    The full weight of this batch of goods is five hundred kilograms.
  • 实足。
    Gōng sī xū yào tí gōng shí zú shù liàng de chǎn pǐn.
    The company needs to provide the full quantity of products.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

实shísolid
足zúfull

“实” conveys solid or actual, and “足” conveys full or adequate, together giving a complete amount.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 实 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

足 was originally drawn as a leg.

Open 足 →

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