足

zú

foot; enough, sufficient; to satisfy or attain

Meaning

  • Physical/Concrete: Foot, leg, or lower extremity; the base or foot of an object (e.g., a mountain or ritual vessel). In contexts of movement, may imply distance covered or the act of walking.
  • Abstract/Evaluative: "Enough" or "sufficient"; complete, full, or having reached a necessary measure.
  • Verbal: To satisfy, fulfill, or attain (e.g., satisfying a desire or meeting a condition).

Grammar and usage

  • Auxiliary of Capability: In the construction 足以 (//zú yǐ//), functions as an auxiliary meaning "sufficient to..." or "capable of...", asserting that a threshold of capability has been met.
  • Modifier: When preceding a verb or modifier, may describe either quantity (enough X) or potentiality (capable of X).

Distinctions

  • Overlap: Overlaps with 滿 (full) and 成 (complete), but specifically emphasizes satisfying a requirement.
  • Sufficiency: Distinction between quantitative sufficiency (availability of resources) and qualitative adequacy (meeting a required standard or threshold).

History and forms

  • Variant: U+2CEA3 is a formal semantic variant; it does not alter lexical meaning.

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