懂中文 Dong Chinese

踵

zhǒng

heel

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 重 represents the sound.

Components
足 meaning component

足  Meaning component

zú, jù

  

foot

重 sound component

重  Sound component

zhòng, chóng

  

heavy

Evolution

踵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
踵 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
踵 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
踵 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
踵 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

踵  

zhǒng

heel; follow; visit, call on; to arrive; to follow

Most common words with 踵
Freq.
Word
Meaning

接踵而来

to come one after the other

踵

heel

摩肩接踵

a thronging crowd

接踵

to follow on sb's heels

旋踵

instantly