足

jù
#527 most
frequent character
excessive

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

足 shows a leg and foot, first meaning 'foot'. The meaning then grew to 'leg'; 'sufficient; enough' was borrowed for the sound, and 'to be worthy' grew from that.

Drawn as: leg and foot

足 as a component in other characters

meaning61 characters
促跋踱踉跄踵跺蹿蹂躏跛跚踝蹊跻蹒
sound5 characters
促捉蹙浞躅
picture5 characters
踞蹑蹩趸蹉

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Same Characters, Different Readings

足zú
foot, leg, sufficient, ample

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