Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 重 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
踵
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
踵
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
踵
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
踵
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
踵
Regular
Modern
Chinese
踵 [zhǒng]
to arrive; to follow; heel
Japanese
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
接踵而来 [jiēzhǒng'érlái] #26,126
to come one after the other
接踵而来 [jiēzhǒng'érlái] #26,126
to come one after the other
摩肩接踵 [mójiānjiēzhǒng] #43,814
lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps
接踵 [jiēzhǒng] #46,075
to follow on sb's heels
旋踵 [xuánzhǒng] #61,984
to turn on one's heel
摩顶放踵 [módǐngfàngzhǒng] #71,104
to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
摩顶放踵 [módǐngfàngzhǒng] #71,104
to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
祸不旋踵 [huòbùxuánzhǒng] #72,223
trouble is never far away (idiom)
祸不旋踵 [huòbùxuánzhǒng] #72,223
trouble is never far away (idiom)
延颈企踵 [yánjǐngqǐzhǒng] #74,309
to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth
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