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趺

Mandarin · pinyin fū

instep; tarsus

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趺: fū · sit cross-legged; back of the foo

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fu1

Cantonese word readings for 趺. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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alternative form of 跗 (fū) — instep; top of the foot
alternative form of 跗 (fū) — foot
alternative form of 跗 (fū) — foot (of a mountain)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 柎 (fū, “sepal”)
pedestal of a stone tablet
to sit cross-legged
footprint

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