腳

简 脚 · 繁 腳
Mandarin · pinyin jiǎo#

Meanings · jiǎo

  1. foot
  2. leg (of an animal or an object)
  3. base (of an object)
  4. Classifier: 雙 shuāng, 隻 zhī
  5. classifier for kicks
Mandarin · pinyin jué#

Meanings · jué

  1. role (variant of 角 jué)
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腳
jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
脚
jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
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3 · jiao3

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goek3 · gok3

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character · Etymology 1

  1. (anatomy) foot (Classifier: 隻/只 m c; 雙/双 m c; 對/对 c)
  2. base; leg; foundation
  3. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 角 (jué, “role; part; character”)
  4. (Cantonese) person who joins an activity

character · Etymology 2

  1. (Southern Min) alternative form of 跤

character · Etymology 3

  1. (Hokkien) alternative form of 奇

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腳 · jiao3 · jue2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 91,084, 91,085
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Exact source records腳 脚 [jiao3] /foot/leg (of an animal or an object)/base (of an object)/CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]/classifier for kicks/腳 脚 [jue2] /role (variant of 角[jue2])/