蹬 (dēng) — to step on, to tread on; to put on (shoes); (slang) to dump, to break up with
Definition
蹬 (dēng) covers three distinct uses: pedaling or treading (a bike), putting on shoes (compare 穿, used for clothing too), and slang for 'dumping' someone (like 甩, often in the 把-construction).
verb
to step onto tread onto put on (shoes)(slang) to dumpto break up with
Examples
- 蹬。Tā yòng lì dēng le yí xià zì xíng chē.He pedaled the bike hard.
- 蹬。Tā dēng shàng yùn dòng xié jiù chū mén le.He put on his sneakers and went out.
- 蹬。Tā bǎ wǒ dēng le.She dumped me.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
蹬 has 足, which shows the action is done with the foot, and 登, which gives the sound.
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