踏

2 readings · tap one to hear it

to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot

Sound it out + = · + =

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

足 meaning “foot” + 沓 sound ( tà )

Components 足沓

trample · Heisig RSH #2320

wooden leg + 水 water + sun

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
机器脚踏车	jī qì jiǎo tà chē	(dialect) motorcycle; abbr. to 機車\|机车[ji1 che1]
死心踏地	sǐ xīn tà dì	see 死心塌地[si3 xin1 ta1 di4]
制动踏板	zhì dòng tà bǎn	brake pedal
脚踏实地	jiǎo tà shí dì	to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fanc…
踏步不前	tà bù bù qián	to be at a standstill; to mark time
节流踏板	jié liú tà bǎn	throttle pedal; accelerator
机踏车	jī tà chē	motorcycle (Tw); abbr. for 機器腳踏車\|机器脚踏车[ji1 qi4 jiao3 ta4 che1]
原地踏步	yuán dì tà bù	to mark time (military); to make no headway
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
强音踏板	qiáng yīn tà bǎn	loud pedal (on piano); sustaining pedal
踏板摩托车	tà bǎn mó tuō chē	scooter
踏板车	tà bǎn chē	scooter
脚踏车	jiǎo tà chē	(Tw) bicycle; bike; CL:輛\|辆[liang4]
脚踏两条船	jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán	lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom); fig. to have it both ways; to ru…
加速踏板	jiā sù tà bǎn	accelerator pedal
大踏步	dà tà bù	in big strides; (fig.) in giant steps
脚踏板	jiǎo tà bǎn	pedal; treadle; (motor scooter) floorboard
踏雪板	tà xuě bǎn	snowshoe
踏上	tà shàng	to set foot on; to step on or into
踏车	tà chē	treadwheel; treadmill