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IDENTITY

tuǐleg

HSK 1Top 780

CORE MEANING

leg

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.legHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
flesh radical (ròu)
strokes
13
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰月退
    • flesh; body
    • gives the sound tuǐ (historical)

USAGE

Common words

大腿dàtuǐthigh
小腿xiǎotuǐcalf

Graded examples

  • 跑步让我的腿很有力。Pǎobù ràng wǒ de tuǐ hěn yǒulì.HSK3

    Running makes my legs strong.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

  • 退

LEARNING

Memory aid

The limbs that retreat (退) and advance — legs.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#780
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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