HSK 2 · Body

腿

tuǐ

leg

Stroke order of 腿

腿 is written with 13 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Flesh "月" plus "退" retreat: the limb that walks you backward, the leg.

Parts: 腿: 月 flesh + 退 retreat (phonetic)

Example sentence

他的腿很长，跑得很快。

He has long legs and runs very fast.

More words: Body

头head 头发hair 脸face 眼eye 眼睛eye 嘴mouth 脚foot 全身whole body 背to carry on the back 举手to raise one's hand 点头to nod 笑话joke; to laugh at 笑话儿joke 哭to cry

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