登

dēng
#815 most
frequent character
ascend, mount, scale, step on
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

登 shows 癶, two feet, standing on 豆, a stone block used to climb onto a horse or cart. So it first meant mounting a vehicle. That grew to stepping onto and ascending, and later to presenting something to someone above you, or putting it into print.

Drawn as: feet on a block

登 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
蹬
sound8 characters
瞪凳澄蹬橙簦噔镫
picture2 characters
嶝磴

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Example Sentences

他每天都去山上登山。
tā měitiān dūqù shānshàng dēngshān 。
He goes climbing in the mountains every day.
我想要在这本书上登一个文章。
wǒ xiǎngyào zài zhè běn shū shàng dēng yígè wénzhāng 。
I want to publish an article in this book.
为了看到美丽的风景，我们决定登上那个高峰。
wèile kàndào měilì de fēngjǐng ， wǒmen juédìng dēngshàng nàgè gāofēng 。
To see the beautiful scenery, we decided to climb that peak.

Words with similar meanings

攀登pāndēng
to climb
This term emphasizes the action of climbing with more physical exertion.
上升shàngshēng
to rise
Refers to the act of going up, often used for elevation rather than physical ascent like climbing.

Words Starting With 登

登机牌dēng jī pái
boarding pass
登记dēng jì
to register (one's name)
登录dēng lù
to register; to login
登陆dēng lù
to land; to come ashore; to make landfall (of typhoon etc); to log in

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