蹬
2 readings · tap one to hear it
to step on; to tread on; to put on; to wear (shoes, trousers etc); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [deng4]
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 蹬
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蹬鼻子上脸 | lit. to climb all over sb; fig. to take advantage of sb's weakness | |
| 蹬子 | pedal | |
| 脚蹬 | pedal | |
| 蹬脚 | to stamp one's foot; to kick | |
| 蹬腿 | to kick one's legs; leg press (exercise); (coll.) to kick the bucket | |
| 蹭蹬 | (literary) to encounter setbacks; to have bad luck |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 登 — compare how they read.