zhǐ

go

is a component form of , which is a pictograph of a foot.

Evolution

夂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
夂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhǐ

go; KangXi radical 34; "walk slowly" component in Chinese characters; see also 冬字頭|冬字头[dōng​zì​tóu]

Component uses

Meaning component in 9 characters (3 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

Iconic component in 8 characters (8 verified)

𡕩

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)

Unknown component in 2 characters (1 verified)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

3

Unicode

U+5902

Shuowen

“夂,从後至也。象人兩脛後有致之者。讀若黹。”


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