蹈(dǎo)

HSK 617 strokes

to tread on

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Character information

Pinyin
dǎo
Meaning
to tread on; to trample; to stamp; to fulfill; Taiwan pr. [dao4]
Strokes
17
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 蹈 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰足舀

In this compound, the meaning comes from 足 (foot); 舀 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

足zú舀yǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 蹈 step by step

17 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 蹈

Common words using 蹈 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wǔ舞dǎo蹈
HSK 6

dance (performance art); dancing

Open 舞蹈 page →
zhòng重dǎo蹈

(fig.) to follow (a path that has proved ill-advised)

Open 重蹈 page →
gāo高dǎo蹈

to travel far

Open 高蹈 page →
xún循guī规dǎo蹈jǔ矩

to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly

Open 循规蹈矩 page →
shǒu手wǔ舞zú足dǎo蹈

lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom)

Open 手舞足蹈 page →
fā发yáng扬dǎo蹈lì厉

see 发扬踔厉

Open 发扬蹈厉 page →
wǔ舞dǎo蹈jiā家

dancer

Open 舞蹈家 page →
fù赴tāng汤dǎo蹈huǒ火

lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom)

Open 赴汤蹈火 page →

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From 蹈’s common words

舞重高循规矩手足

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