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脚指头 (jiǎo zhǐ tou) — toe

Definition

Colloquial, everyday word for 'toe' (sometimes written 脚趾). 比 the more written/formal 脚趾, this is the casual spoken form people use in daily life.

noun
toe
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 脚指头。
    Wǒ de jiǎo zhǐ tou shòu shāng le.
    My toe is injured.
  • ，脚指头。
    Tā tī dào le shí tou, jiǎo zhǐ tou hěn téng.
    He kicked a rock and his toe hurts a lot.
  • 脚指头。
    Měi gè jiǎo yǒu wǔ gè jiǎo zhǐ tou.
    Each foot has five toes.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

脚指foot finger
脚jiǎofoot指zhǐfinger
偏正Modifier + head
头tóubody part

脚 means foot and 指 means finger; 头 gives the everyday body-part name.

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.

Open 脚 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
旨
旨zhǐ指zhǐ
Same sound today

The left part 扌 is the hand form 手. The right part 旨 gives the sound.

Open 指 →

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 頭; 头 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yèhead
Sound part声符shēngfú
豆
豆dòu頭tóu
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頭 shows 頁, meaning head, beside 豆 as a sound component; the simplified 头 is a later shorthand.

Open 头 →
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