Memory phrase for the character: 踏


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Meaning to tread on, to stamp, to press a pedal

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: foot (knee cap and footprint ), right: many 沓 (water , sun [here: sun as = stones lying next to each other])

Mnemonic


 
The foot can step into water or if there is a way of aligned stones to: tread on.

Radicals

foot
water
sun, dayThis radical was developed from a circle with a central dot as the image of the sun. As you can hardly draw circles or dots with a brush, it became the current rectangular shape.
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 Vocabulary

踏板 tà bǎn  a pedal (in a car, on a piano etc); treadle; footstool; footrest; footboard
践踏 jiàn tà  to trample
踏实 tā shi  practical; down-to-earth; realistic; firmly based; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety
踩踏 cǎi tà  to trample on
踏破铁鞋无觅处,得来全不费工夫 tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu  to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily
步罡踏斗 bù gāng tà dǒu  to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步斗踏罡 bù dǒu tà gāng  to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步斗踏罡 bù dǒu tà gāng  

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