Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 皮 represents the sound.
Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernFreq. | Word | Meaning |
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| 跛 | lame |
| 跛子 | lame person |
| 跛脚 | to limp |