拇趾

mǔzhǐ

noun

Measure Word

一个拇趾 gè

Meanings

1 big toe

Characters

thumb, biggest digit

Examples

我的拇趾撞到了桌脚。

Wǒ de mǔzhǐ zhuàng dào le zhuō jiǎo.

I stubbed my big toe on the table leg.

新鞋让她的拇趾起了水泡。

Xīn xié ràng tā de mǔzhǐ qǐ le shuǐpào.

The new shoes gave her a blister on her big toe.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 拇趾 (big toe) with 拇指 (mǔzhǐ, big thumb) — they sound identical but 趾 has the 足 'foot' radical, 指 has the 扌 'hand' radical. Same pinyin, different body parts.

Stroke Order

拇 mǔ

趾 zhǐ