腿 (tuǐ) — leg | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

腿 is a leg — the whole limb from hip to foot. 脚 is just the foot, or the leg/foot of an animal.

noun

leg

Measure word · 条

腿，。
Tā de tuǐ hěn cháng, pǎo dé hěn kuài.
Her legs are long and she runs fast.
，腿。
Tā chuān shàng xīn duǎn kù, tuǐ hěn liáng kuai.
He put on new shorts, and his legs feel cool.
腿。
Xià tiān wǒ de tuǐ jīng cháng bèi wén zi yǎo.
In summer my legs often get bitten by mosquitoes.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

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

肉肉ròuflesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

退

Same sound today

The 肉 part is flesh, showing a body part; the 退 part gives the sound.

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