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跗
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the instep

HSK 10
Human →Body →Skeleton
fū
フ
あしのこう
Components
足 lower leg+ 付 pay =
跗 the instep
足 Meaning component
zú lower leg
foot
foot
付 Phonetic component
fù pay
give, deliver, pay, hand over
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Notes
Similar Characters
趴 prostrate oneself趵 noise of tramping feet趸 sell or buy wholesale (simp)趺 sit趼 callous skin on趾 toe趿 slipshod跂 crawling跃 skip (simp)跄 walk rapidly (simp)跆 trample跋 go by foot跌 slump跎 stumble跏 sit cross-legged跐 to trample跑 run跖 foot (simp)跚 stagger跛 lame (iii)
Historical Evolution
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
跗
Regular
Modern
Chinese
跗 [fū]
instep; tarsus
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
跗猴 [fū​hóu]
tarsier