踏

tà

to tread · to stamp

Radical: 足 Strokes: 15 HSK 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

路足跳跑蹇躁跨跃踪蹈蹙距

Same radical

路足跳跑蹇躁跨跃踪蹈蹙距蹄踵蹑

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Character Decomposition

踏=足+沓

Etymology

foot

Meanings

to tread

to stamp

to step on

to press a pedal

to investigate on the spot

tà

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Words with 踏 247 total

pedal脚踏jiǎo tà pedal (in a car, on a piano etc) · treadle · footstool · footrest · footboard踏板tà bǎn stride · to step (on the spot) · to mark time · at a standstill踏步tà bù to investigate on the spot踏查tà chá treadwheel · treadmill踏车tà chē to go for a hike in spring踏春tà chūn

Idioms with 踏 15 total Chain

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)步罡踏斗bù gāng tà dǒu to have a foot in both camps · to have a bet each way · to be having an affair脚踏两只船jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy · steady and serious character脚踏实地jiǎo tà shí dì (lit.) to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom) · (fig.) to search high and low踏破铁鞋tà pò tiě xié