平足 (píng zú) — flatfoot (medical condition)

Definition

noun
flatfoot (medical condition)

Examples

  • 平足，。
    Tā yǒu píng zú, zǒu lù shí jiān cháng le jiǎo huì téng.
    He has flat feet; his feet hurt after walking for a long time.
  • 平足。
    Yī shēng jiàn yì tā chuān zhuān mén zhì liáo píng zú de xié diàn.
    The doctor recommended he wear insoles specially designed for flat feet.
  • 平足，。
    Hěn duō rén yǒu píng zú, dàn méi yǒu rèn hé zhèng zhuàng.
    Many people have flat feet but have no symptoms.

Origin

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.

平píngflat
足zúfoot

平 describes the shape of 足, giving the sense of a flat foot.

Characters in this word

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

The origin is uncertain. One explanation combines 八 (division) and 亏 (exhaled air) to show smooth speech.

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

足 was originally drawn as a leg.

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