This document provides information on Chinese characters containing the radical 足, which means "foot". It discusses the meanings and composition of characters containing this radical, including 足 meaning "foot", 距 meaning "distance", 跌 meaning "fall", 跟 meaning "heel", 止 meaning "foot", 走 meaning "walk", 疋 also meaning "walk", 行 meaning "walk; road", and 辵 meaning "walk; road". It also discusses the semantic and phonetic components of characters and word formation involving characters with the 足 radical.

3. Radicals of “Legs”
and the ideas they
mostly represent
走走
running
彳彳
walking;
road
足足
foot
止止
foot
廴廴
walking
夊夊
walking
疋疋
walking
行行
walking;
road
辵辶辵辶
walking; road

4. Radicals of “Legs”
足足
足足
foot
距距
jù
distance;
be away
from
足足
zú
foot; leg;
enough跌跌
diē
fall; drop
跟跟
gēn
heel ; follow (close behind); together
with; and; with; toward, to; from
貧富差X
贫富差X
pín-fù chā-X
gap between the
rich and the poor

5. Radicals of “Legs”
止止
• 此
武武
wǔ
martial, m
ilitary
歷历
lì
experience; all past
[occasions etc.]; all
步步
bù
step, pace
此此
cǐ
this;
now, here
止止
foot
同X同X
tóng-X
synchronize

6. Radicals of “Legs”
走走
走走
running
走走
zǒu
walk;
leave;
赴赴
fù
go to;
attend
超超
chāo
surpass, ex
ceed;
transcend
越越
yuè
the more...; climb/jump over;
exceed, surpass
出X出X
chū-X
trade surplus

7. Radicals of “Legs”
疋疋
疋疋
walking
疑疑
yí
doubt, suspect
; doubtful
毫無疑問
毫无疑问
háowúyíwèn
without a doubt;
doubtlessly

8. Radicals of “Legs”
辵辵
逐逐
zhú
pursue, chase after;
drive out, expel;
one by one
辵辶辵辶
walking; road
遲迟
chí
late; slow
違违
wéi
violate
遺遗
yí
lose;
leave behind
逃逃
táo
run away, escape;
dodge, evade
X產X产
X-chǎn
legacy, heritage

9. Radicals of “Legs”
廴廴
廴廴
walking
延延
yán
extend, prolong;
delay, postpone
建建
jiàn
build, construct;
establish; suggest
基礎建設
基础建设
jīchǔ-jiànshè
infrastructure

10. Radicals of “Legs”
彳彳
彳彳
walking;
road
往往
yán
go, go to; towards,
in the direction of;
past, previous
德德
dé
morality, ethics
律律
lǜ
law, rule; restrain
復复
fù
resume, recover;
retaliate; repeatedly
往年往年
wǎngnián
(in) former years;
(during) past
years

11. Radicals of “Legs”
行行
行行
walking;
road
衝冲
chōng
collide; rush forward, charge, dash
衛卫
wèi
guard, protect, defend
衡衡
héng
balanced; weigh, judge權衡得失
权衡得失
quánhéng dé-shī
weigh the
pros and cons

12. Radicals of “Legs”
夊夊
chŭ
dwell; get
along;
handle;
punish
處处
chù
place;
department,
office
冬冬
dōng
winter
夏夏
xià
summer夊夊
walking
處境困難
处境困难
chǔjìng kùnnán
be in a difficult
________situation

14. V-O, V-C &
Serial Verbs
Compound
• Why are they V-O/V-
C/Serial Verbs
compounds?打 工
打 工
dǎgōng
work (part-
time/temporarily) ;
do manual labour
打 破
打 破
dǎpò
break, smash
採 用
采 用
cǎiyòng
use, adopt
V. N.
V. V.
(action) (result)
V. V.
(1st
action)
(2nd action)

15. V-O, V-C &
Serial Verbs
Compound
• Why are they V-O/V-
C/Serial Verbs compound?
提 問
提 问
tíwèn
ask/raise a question;
question(s)
提 高
提 高
tígāo
raise, elevate; improve
提 交
提 交
tíjiāo
submit (like a matter
needing resolution) to
V. N.
V. V.
(action) (result)
V. V.
(1st action) (2nd action)

16. • V-C compound?
Serial Verbs compound?
Serial Verbs
Compound
申辦申办 送行送行
查處查处 導遊導游
雇用雇用 遊說游说
請教请教 推翻推翻
shēnbàn
apply (for
the right) to
operate
sòngxíng
see (sb) off
cháchǔ
examine/in-
vestigate and
deal with
yóushuì
canvass; to
lobby
gùyòng
hire, emplo
y
qǐngjiào
ask for
advice;
consult
dǎoyóu
tour guide
tuīfān
overthrow;
repudiate

17. • Same person (X-X)
• Different people (X-Y)
Two kinds of
Serial-verb
compounds
申 辦
申 办
shēnbàn
apply (for the right)
to operate
請 教
请 教
qǐngjiào
ask for advice;
consult
V. V.
(X) (Y)
V. V.
(X) (X)

18. • Please circle the words you
think are more semantically
salient in this passage.
• 華盛頓計劃申辦2024夏季奧運
會。
• 华盛顿计划申办2024夏季奥运
会。
• 許多企業老板在做重大決定前，
會請教風水師的意見。
• 许多企业老板在做重大决定前，
会请教风水师的意见。
In a sentence

19. • Same person (X-X)?
• Different people (X-Y)?
• Circle the salient
characters. characterically
salient in a word
Two kinds of
Serial-verb
compounds
申辦申办 送行送行
查處查处 導遊導游
雇用雇用 遊說游说
請教请教 派駐派驻
shēnbàn
apply (for
the right) to
operate
cháchǔ
examine/in-
vestigate and
deal with
gùyòng
hire,
employ
qǐngjiào
ask for
advice;
consult
sòngxíng
see (sb) off
yóushuì
canvass; to
lobby
dǎoyóu
tour guide
pàizhù
be
accredited
to

20. • Please circle the character
you think are more
semantically salient in a
word.
Semantic salience
查獲查獲 引進引进
承辦承办 申訴申诉
併購并购 撤換撤换
審議审议 拆遷拆迁
cháhuò
search for
and seize
chéngbàn
undertake
(to do sth)
bìnggòu
acquire (a
company);
merge with
shěnyì
review;
consider
-ation
yǐnjìn
introduce
from
elsewhere
chāiqiān
remove and
replace
shēnsù
complain,
address an
appeal
chāiqiān
demolish
and relocate

21. • Please circle the words you
think are more semantically
salient in this passage.
• 大陸科技企業有意併購台灣hTC,
經濟分析師表示，台灣對陸資投
資有嚴格限制，如要併購hTC，
難如登天。
• 大陆科技企业有意并购台湾hTC,
经济分析师表示，台湾对陆资投
资有严格限制，如要并购hTC，
难如登天。
In a sentence

22. • Please circle the words you
think are more semantically
salient in this passage.
• 印度尼西亞計劃引進中國導彈技
術，但雙方一直無法簽署協議，
據了解，主要原因是中方希望保
護自己的知識產權。
• 印度尼西亚计划引进中国导弹技
术，但双方一直无法签署协议，
据了解，主要原因是中方希望保
护自己的知识产权。
In a sentence

23. •3 radicals
•Example
•“Your” analysis
•Word(s) containing
this character (and
their word
formation.)