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heel

HSK 1
Human →Body →Skeleton
gēn
コン
くび.す
근
Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound.
Components
足 lower leg+ 艮 stubborn / tough =
跟 heel
足 Meaning component
zú lower leg
foot
艮 Phonetic component
gěn stubborn / tough
seventh of eight diagrams
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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)跗 the instep跚 stagger
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
跟
Regular
Modern
Chinese
跟 [gēn]
heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (71)
跟踪 [gēn​zōng] #1,271
to follow sb's tracks
跟踪 [gēn​zōng] #1,271
to follow sb's tracks
跟随 [gēn​suí] #6,621
to follow
跟随 [gēn​suí] #6,621
to follow
高跟鞋 [gāo​gēn​xié] #5,922
high-heeled shoes
跟上 [gēn​shàng] #33,273
to catch up with
跟进 [gēn​jìn] #7,898
to follow
跟进 [gēn​jìn] #7,898
to follow
紧跟 [jǐn​gēn] #14,621
to follow precisely
紧跟 [jǐn​gēn] #14,621
to follow precisely
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
跟骨 [こんこつ]
calcaneus