Primary radical
足 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 距.
足 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 距.
巨 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
distance, gap
距 has 11 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
足 is the radical in 距. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
距离 (jùlí): distance; to be apart from; 差距 (chājù): disparity; gap; 距 (jù): to be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from; (bound form) distance; spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc).