This 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
4844
践踏
jiàn tà
to trample
4845
踏实
tā shi
practical; down-to-earth; realistic; firmly based; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety
4846
踩踏
cǎi tà
to trample on
6626
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
7221
步罡踏斗
bù gāng tà dǒu
to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
9879
步斗踏罡
bù dǒu tà gāng
to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
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