When 足 meets 止, what happens？
As you have seen in the previous posts, both 足 and 止 came from the image of the foot. When they stay together, they form a new character but this new character still means foot, and also means toe. Check more about 趾
Pictogram of 足 foot
足 foot, very important body part, also has very important extended meanings such as sufficient, e.g. his ability is not sufficient 他能力不足；satisfy, 满足；be content with 知足，etc
步 step/pace
Why 止步 but not 止手？ Continue reading “步 step/pace”
Pictogram of 止 foot, stop
止 came from the image of a foot, and its meaning was extended to “stop, only/just.” Commonly used phrases are 停止 stop and 不止 not only/just
师傅领进门，修行在个人
“师傅领进门，修行在个人。/ 師傅領進門，修行在個人。Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.”