Usage of the character 踵
zhǒng
踵
[踵]
- to arrive
- to follow
- heel
xuánzhǒng
旋踵
[旋踵]
- (literary) in an instant (lit. to turn on one's heel)
jiēzhǒng
接踵
[接踵]
- to follow on sb's heels
jiēzhǒng'érlái
接踵而来
[接踵而來]
- to come one after the other
mójiānjiēzhǒng
摩肩接踵
[摩肩接踵]
- lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps
- a thronging crowd
módǐngfàngzhǒng
摩顶放踵
[摩頂放踵]
- to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
- to wear oneself out for the general good
huòbùxuánzhǒng
祸不旋踵
[禍不旋踵]
- trouble is never far away (idiom)
yánjǐngqǐzhǒng
延颈企踵
[延頸企踵]
- to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth