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跗

fū
noun #64,050

Meanings

  1. 1 instep (top of the foot)
  2. 2 tarsus

Examples

他扭了脚，跗面肿得很厉害。
Tā niǔ le jiǎo, fū miàn zhǒng de hěn lìhai.
He twisted his ankle and the top of his foot is badly swollen.
跗骨构成脚跟和脚面的一部分。
Fū gǔ gòuchéng jiǎogēn hé jiǎo miàn de yī bùfen.
The tarsal bones make up the heel and part of the top of the foot.

Tips

usage
跗 is an anatomical term for the upper surface of the foot. The everyday phrase is 脚跗 or 跗面 (instep); 跗骨 fūgǔ refers to the tarsal bones in the heel-and-arch region.

Components

radical
足 zú
foot
The foot radical 足 on the left marks 跗 as a part of the foot, the same radical found in 跑 run and 踢 kick.
phonetic
付 fù
to hand over (here phonetic)
Right is 付, supplying the sound fū. It contributes only the reading, with no meaning carried into this anatomical term.

Stroke Order

跗 fū