距
- to be distant, distance;
- spur on a bird’s leg, toenail/cockspur thorn;
Etymology
A phono-semantic compound:
足 (“foot”) provides the semantic element;
巨 (geo, “great, huge”) provides the phonetic element.
Usage in Korean
Appears in compounds like:
距離 (거리) = “distance, range.”
相距 (상거) = “to be apart, to lie separated from.”
In zoological/ornithological contexts, 距 refers specifically to the sharp spur or claw on a bird’s leg.
距
상거할
거
sang-geohal
geo
Kangxi radical:157, 足 + 5
Strokes:12
Unicode:U+8DDD
Cangjie input:
- 口一尸尸 (RMSS)
Composition:
- ⿰ 𧾷 巨