踵

踵 · zhǒng

heel; follow; visit, call on

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
zhǒng
Cantonese
zung2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

heel; follow; visit, call on

Dictionary definitions & readings

踵 zhǒng · to arrive; to follow; heel

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
63723.080:zhǒng,zhòng Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1501.020:zhǒng Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
481.030:zhǒng Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
zhǒng粵dung2 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ショウ シュ くびす つぐ かかと Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
종:0N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
之隴 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
RMHJG Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
6211.4 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1229.220 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
237.38 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
1188f Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8E35
Radical
足 · 157
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
9
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6093

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
踵
Strokes
16
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

16 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
tsyowngX · 之隴 · 通開三上鍾章 · #1171

PHONO-ML, source line 8929; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
1292.402
kCowles
394
kDaeJaweon
1701.250
kFennIndex
109.09
kGSR
1188f
kHanYu
63723.080
kIRGDaeJaweon
1701.250
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
63723.080
kIRGKangXi
1229.220
kKangXi
1229.220
kMatthews
1513
kMeyerWempe
422b
kMorohashi
37686
kNelson
4573
kSBGY
237.38
kSMSZD2003Index
678.21
kCangjie
RMHJG
kFenn
27I
kFourCornerCode
6211.4
kHKGlyph
3998
kMojiJoho
MJ025370
kPhonetic
332
kUnihanCore2020
GHJKMPT
kIICore
AGTJHKMP
kIRG_GSource
G0-7560
kIRG_HSource
HB1-BFE6
kIRG_JSource
J0-6C7B
kIRG_KPSource
KP0-E9D7
kIRG_KSource
K0-7122
kIRG_TSource
T1-7250
kRSUnicode
157.9
kTotalStrokes
16
kBigFive
BFE6
kCCCII
215A73
kCNS1986
1-7250
kCNS1992
1-7250
kEACC
215A73
kGB0
8564
kGB1
8564
kJis0
7691
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
6446
kTGH
2013:6093
kTaiwanTelegraph
6446
kXerox
267:114
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+6812+157.7.9
kCantonese
zung2
kDefinition
heel; follow; visit, call on
kFanqie
之隴
kHangul
종:0N
kHanyuPinyin
63723.080:zhǒng,zhòng
kJapanese
ショウ シュ くびす つぐ かかと
kJapaneseKun
TSUGU KUBISU
kJapaneseOn
SHOU
kKorean
CONG
kMandarin
zhǒng
kSMSZD2003Readings
zhǒng粵dung2
kTGHZ2013
481.030:zhǒng
kXHC1983
1501.020:zhǒng
kSemanticVariant
U+6B71<kFenn

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
9dictionary records using 踵0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
𧾷 beside 重 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰𧾷重$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰𧾷重$(GHTJKP)

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