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CHINESE CHARACTER

dēng

蹬

蹬

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to step on

Numbered pinyin
deng1
English meanings
to step on, to tread on, to wear (shoes), (slang) to dump (sb), Taiwan pr. [deng4]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 足; right 登.

  • Left

    足
  • Right

    登
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    • Top

      癶
    • Bottom

      豆
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      • Top

        一
      • Middle

        口
      • Bottom

        ⿱
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Meaning & sound clues

足 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “foot”.

登 is identified as the sound component (dēng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 蹬.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰足登

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Homophones

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    dēng蹬zìxíngchē自行车。

    Pedal the bike.

  2. 02

    yònglì用力yī一dēng蹬。

    Gave a strong push.

  3. 03

    dēng蹬tuǐ腿。

    Kick the legs.

  4. 04

    dēng蹬shàngtái上台jiē阶。

    Step up.

  5. 05

    xiǎoxin小心dēng蹬kōng空。

    Mind missing the step.

  6. 06

    wěn稳bù步qián前xíng行。

    Move steadily.

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