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蹀

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to tread on; to stamp one's foot

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Strokes
16
Radical
足 +9
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
蹀
Common rank
#3,439
Unicode
U+8E40

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Formation & memory

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How 蹀 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

足 meaning “foot” + 枼 sound

Components 足 枼

Words with 蹀

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

WordPinyinMeaning
大不列蹀 dà bu liē diē (dialect) full of oneself; too big for one's boots
蹀血 dié xuè variant of 喋血[die2 xue4]
蹀足 dié zú to stamp the feet (formal writing)
蹑蹀 niè dié to walk with mincing steps
蹀蹀 dié dié to walk in a mincing gait (formal writing)
踥蹀 qiè dié walking; in motion
蹀躞 dié xiè to walk in small steps; to pace about
躞蹀 xiè dié to walk with a mincing gait

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 枼 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
枼 sound part — table; flat pieces of wood; a slip, a leaf
蝶 dié butterfly
谍 dié to spy; an intelligence report
鲽 dié flatfish; flounder; sole
喋 dié to nag; babble, chatter
渫 xiè to scatter, to disperse; high tide
揲 shé to sort out divining stalks