Chinese word dictionary

蓬头跣足

péng tóu xiǎn zú · matted hair and bare feet; unkempt

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Word information

Simplified蓬头跣足

Traditional蓬頭跣足

Pinyinpéng tóu xiǎn zú

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

蓬péng

disheveled, unkempt; a type of raspberry

头tóu

head; chief, boss; first, top

跣xiǎn

barefoot

足zú

foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough

How to learn 蓬头跣足

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Words with the same characters

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头tóu

head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]

足球zúqiú

soccer; football; a soccer ball; a football (CL:個|个[ge4])

hair (on the head)

to nod

steamed bun

to raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth; (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc