腿
腿 (tuǐ) means “leg”. It is made of ⺼ + 退 and has 13 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 腿 into its parts
What 腿 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 退 tuì — to retreat
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 艮 gěn — blunt
Origin hint: Flesh ⺼ used to walk 退; 退 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
腿 stroke order
Example sentences
我的腿很疼。Wǒ de tuǐ hěn téng.My leg hurts a lot.
小狗的腿很短。Xiǎo gǒu de tuǐ hěn duǎn.The puppy's legs are very short.
Also built with ⺼
- 肌jīflesh
- 肖xiàoto resemble
- 肚dùbelly
- 肠chángintestines
- 股gǔshare
- 肢zhīlimbs
- 肤fūskin
- 肥féifatty
- 肩jiānshoulders
- 肪fánganimal fat
- 肯kěnto agree to
- 育yùto produce
Quick facts
| Pinyin | tuǐ |
|---|---|
| Meaning | leg |
| Strokes | 13 |
| Radical | 肉 (meat; flesh, #130) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 3 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 3 |
Questions about 腿
What does 腿 mean?
腿 (tuǐ) means “leg”.
How many strokes does 腿 have?
腿 has 13 strokes.
What is the radical of 腿?
The radical of 腿 is 肉 (ròu, “meat; flesh”), Kangxi radical number 130.
What parts make up 腿?
腿 is made of ⺼ (meat) and 退 (to retreat).
Which HSK level is 腿?
腿 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Learn 腿 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.