足 (zú) is a Chinese character meaning “foot”. It is written from 口 (mouth) and 龰 (bottom component of 走; four-stroke base ending in a long right sweep), one above the other, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
口 + 龰
Top–bottom structure
- 口 mouth · kǒu unknown
- 龰 bottom component of 走; four-stroke base ending in a long right sweep unknown
Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（现代字形拆分：第 1–3 笔为上部「口」，第 4–7 笔为下部「龰」）
Memory aid
A small closed box (口) sits on top of 龰, the four-stroke base that spreads out wide below it. Ankle above, sole below — that shape is a foot: 足.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 足球zú qiúfootball; soccer足 = zú
- 满足mǎn zúto satisfy; satisfied; content足 = zú
- 捶胸顿足chuí xiōng dùn zúto beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in grief or anger)足 = zú
- 足够zú gòuenough; sufficient足 = zú
- 驻足zhù zúto halt; to stop and linger足 = zú
Go deeper
All readings
foot
foot; leg; enough; sufficient; ample
脚；也表示够了、充分。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 足球zú qiúfootball; soccer足 = zú
- 满足mǎn zúto satisfy; satisfied; content足 = zú
- 捶胸顿足chuí xiōng dùn zúto beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in grief or anger)足 = zú
- 足够zú gòuenough; sufficient足 = zú
- 驻足zhù zúto halt; to stop and linger足 = zú
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 足 mean?
足 (zú) means foot; leg; enough; sufficient; ample.
How do you pronounce 足?
It is pronounced zú.
What parts is 足 made of?
口 (mouth) and 龰 (bottom component of 走; four-stroke base ending in a long right sweep), one above the other. The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（现代字形拆分：第 1–3 笔为上部「口」，第 4–7 笔为下部「龰」）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 足 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 足?
足. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 足?
Common ones are 足球 and 满足. The reading of 足 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.