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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- deng1
- English meanings
- to scale (a height), to ascend, to mount, to publish or record, to enter (e.g. in a register), to press down with the foot, to step or tread on, to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect), to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 癶; bottom 豆.
Meaning & sound clues
癶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “legs”.
豆 is identified as the sound component (dòu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 登.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
Explore character components →Homophones
Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
stool
lamp
lamp; light
glom
etc
to step on
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
Climb a mountain.
- 02
Reach the summit.
- 03
Board the plane.
- 04
Log in to the site.
- 05
Register.
- 06
Don't climb too high.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 刊登
- 登山
- 登录
- 登机
- 登记
- 登陆