踵

zhǒng

to arrive; to follow

Ancient forms

1 form
  1. Small sealQin–Han
  2. 踵RegularToday

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

zhǒng zhong3
  1. to arrive
  2. to follow
  3. heel

Words with 踵

  • 提踵tízhǒngto lift one's heels; to stand on tiptoe; (sports) to do a calf raise
  • 接踵jiēzhǒngto follow on sb's heels
  • 旋踵xuánzhǒng(literary) in an instant (lit. to turn on one's heel)
  • 接踵而来jiēzhǒngérláito come one after the other
  • 摩顶放踵módǐngfàngzhǒngto rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
  • 延颈企踵yánjǐngqǐzhǒngto stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth
  • 祸不旋踵huòbùxuánzhǒngtrouble is never far away (idiom)
  • 摩肩接踵mójiānjiēzhǒnglit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps

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