距jù
distance, gap. 11 strokes, radical 足, first met in HSK 4.
What 距 is made of
足 (zú, foot) and 巨 (jù, large).
足 carries the meaning — foot — and 巨 carries the sound.
How to write 距
Strokes 1–7 write 足, then strokes 8–11 write 巨.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 距
Words that use 距
| 距离 | distance 两个地方之间隔开的长短 山间步道距离适宜，走起来很舒服。The mountain trail's distance is just right and pleasant to walk. Lesson 304, 怡然居处与自然物语 · 镜里乾坤与天地广厦 · Reflections, Pastoral Havens & Broad Horizons |
| 差距 | gap, disparity 指双方在水平或程度上存在的距离 城乡之间的经济差距正在缩小。The economic gap between city and countryside is shrinking. Lesson 398, 破旧图新 · 开拓革新与百业昌盛 · Enterprise Renewal & Vitality |
Characters that share the sound part 巨
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 足
All 16 of them, and what the radical means, on the 足 radical page.