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腳 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 月金口中 (BCRL), four-corner 77220, composition ⿰月卻(GK) or ⿰⺼卻(HT))
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kaɡ) : semantic ⺼ (“meat, body”) + phonetic 卻 (OC *kaɡ, *kʰaɡ) – part of the body, the foot or leg.
trad. | 腳/脚 | |
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simp. | 脚 |
Etymology not clear (Schuessler, 2007). Unrelated to Min 跤.
腳
In many varieties of Chinese south of the Yangtze River, 腳/脚 (jiǎo) refers to the leg and foot collectively.
For pronunciation and definitions of 腳 – see 跤 (“(Min) leg; foot; lower limb; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 跤). |
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.腳: Hán Nôm readings: cước, cuốc
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