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(tuǐ) - leg in Mandarin

tuǐ

Traditional: 腿

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Translation

leg

Word origin

A phono-semantic compound: the flesh radical 月 (a form of 肉, body) marks it as a body part, while 退 (tuì) gives the sound.

Origin
phono-semantic
Root
月 (flesh radical) + 退 (tuì, phonetic)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 腿

Examples

My leg hurts.

He ran until his legs gave way.

This dog has four legs.

Her legs are long and straight.

Sitting for a long time makes your legs go numb.

腿 (tuǐ) means leg. It is a body-part noun used for the legs of people and animals.

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This word is part of lesson 21.