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脚丫子

腳丫子
jiǎoyāzi
noun #34,634

Measure Word

一只脚丫子 zhī

Meanings

  1. 1 (colloquial) foot
  2. 2 tootsie
  3. 3 (esp.) bare foot / toes

Examples

他光着脚丫子跑出去了。
Tā guāng zhe jiǎoyāzi pǎo chūqù le.
He ran out barefoot.
小孩子的脚丫子真可爱。
Xiǎoháizi de jiǎoyāzi zhēn kě'ài.
Little kids' tootsies are so cute.

Tips

register
Casual and affectionate — the kind of word you'd use with kids or close friends, not in formal writing. The neutral word for foot is 脚 (jiǎo).
memory
脚 (foot) + 丫 (forked / Y-shape) + 子 (noun suffix). The 丫 evokes the 'Y' between toes, so 脚丫子 is the cute, toe-noticing word for foot.

Stroke Order

脚 jiǎo
丫 yā
子 zǐ