蹬
dēng
HSK 6
#3,343 most
frequent character
to tread on, to step on
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
蹬 uses 𧾷 foot, leg as meaning part and 登 dēng, to ascend, as both meaning and sound part. It first meant walking up to a higher place. That grew to stepping or treading, and to wearing shoes.
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Example Sentences
他在楼梯上蹬了一下。
tāzài lóutī shàng dēng le yīxià 。
He stepped on the stairs.
小孩喜欢在水里蹬脚。
xiǎohái xǐhuān zài shuǐlǐ dēng jiǎo 。
The child likes to tread water.
我在草地上蹬了几下，然后开始跑。
wǒzài cǎodì shàng dēng le jīxià ， ránhòu kāishǐ pǎo 。
I stepped on the grass a few times before starting to run.
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