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蹬

dēng

HSK 6 Character

What 蹬 means

1. to step on; to tread on
2. to put on; to wear (shoes, trousers etc)
3. slangto dump (sb)
4. Taiwan pr. dèng

Other readings

蹬 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• dèngused in {蹭蹬|cèng dèng}

Words starting with 蹬

• 蹬子dēng zipedal
• 蹬脚dēng jiǎoto stamp one's foot; to kick
• 蹬腿dēng tuǐto kick one's legs; leg press (exercise); (colloquial) to kick the bucket
• 蹬鼻子上脸dēng bí zi shàng liǎnlit. to climb all over sb; fig. to take advantage of sb's weakness

Words containing 蹬

• 脚蹬jiǎo dēngpedal
• 蹭蹬cèng dèng(literary) to encounter setbacks; to have bad luck

Characters built on 登

These share the phonetic component 登 (dēng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 澄chéngclear; limpid; to clarify
• 橙chéngorange tree; orange (color)
• 瞪dèngto open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at
• 凳dèngbench; stool
• 镫dèngstirrup
• 噔dēng(onomatopoeia) thud; thump
• 磴dèngcliff-ledge; stone step
• 嶝dèngpath leading up a mountain

Characters that look like 蹬

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 曦xī(literary) sunlight (usu. in early morning)
• 鞭biānwhip or lash; to flog; to whip
• 躁zàoimpatient; hot-tempered
• 鞣róusuede; chamois; tannin
• 蹴cùcarefully; to kick; to tread on
• 蹶juéto stumble; to trample; to kick (of horse)

Sounds the same

Read dēng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 灯lamp; light; lantern
• 登to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount
• 噔(onomatopoeia) thud; thump
• 豋ceremonial vessel
• 簦large umbrella for stalls; an ancient kind of bamboo or straw hat