脚掌

腳掌

jiǎozhǎng

noun #31,017

Meanings

1 sole of the foot
2 underside of the foot

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

走路时脚掌先着地。

Zǒulù shí jiǎozhǎng xiān zháodì.

When walking, the sole touches the ground first.

HSK 7-9

他的脚掌磨出了水泡。

Tā de jiǎozhǎng mó chū le shuǐpào.

His soles developed blisters from rubbing.

Tips

memory

掌 means 'palm' - the flat underside of a hand. So 脚掌 ('foot palm') = sole of the foot, by the same logic as 手掌 = palm of the hand. Both flat surfaces share the same metaphor.

Stroke Order

脚 jiǎo

掌 zhǎng