登(dēng): to scale (a height)
HSK 412 strokes
to scale (a height)
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- dēng
- Meaning
- to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- HSK 4
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 登 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 登 step by step
12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 登
Common words using 登 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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