足

• 拼音: zú
• 汉字拆解: 足 = pictograph of a foot with ankle and toes

含义

Sufficient; enough; fully. As a noun: foot. As an adjective: ample, adequate.

As an adjective/adverb, 足 emphasizes that something is fully adequate or more than enough. Often used to modify quantities, durations, or degrees. As a noun, it's a literary word for foot (口语 uses 脚). Appears in compounds like 足够 (enough), 满足 (satisfy), 足球 (football), 充足 (ample).

例句

1. 我们准备了足足三个月，才把这场活动办好。
2. 他的理由足以说服所有人，没有人再提出异议。
3. 虽然工资不高，但足够我日常开销了。

用法指南

语境: quantities, emphasis, adequacy

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 时间足够，不用着急。(There's enough time; no need to rush.)
• 他等了足足两个小时。(He waited for a full two hours.)

错误说法

• 我的足很痛。(Use 脚 for foot in daily speech — 足 sounds literary or is used in compounds)

起源与历史

Pictograph of a foot with toes. The meaning of 'sufficient' comes from the idea of something being complete or whole, like a foot with all its parts.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal