蹬 dēng to step on
怎么记住“蹬”: 𧾷 foot + 登 to rise = to step on. To rise up the steep hill on her old bike, the girl stands and uses each foot to step on the pedals with all her weight.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
蹬 = 𧾷 foot + 登 to rise
- 𧾷 foot meaning
- 登 to rise sound
- 癶 splayed feet
- 豆 bean
To rise up the steep hill on her old bike, the girl stands and uses each foot to step on the pedals with all her weight.
How it came to be
The foot gives the meaning and the sign for to rise gives the sound.
用法
- To step on / pedal / push down with the foot: 蹬自行车 (dēng zìxíngchē) to pedal a bike, 蹬三轮 (dēng sānlún) to pedal a trishaw, 蹬腿 (dēng tuǐ) to kick out/straighten the legs.
- 一脚把他蹬开 colloquially can mean to kick someone (or a partner) aside. Emphasizes a downward/backward foot thrust.