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登

dēng

to climb; to go up

A person climbing a ladder
Memory picture

Character

登 dēng

Strokes
12
Radical
癶 — legs
Made of
癶 legs 豆 beans, peas
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他登上山顶。 Tā dēng shàng shāndǐng. He climbs to the mountain top.
  • 我登上楼顶。 Wǒ dēng shàng lóudǐng. I climb onto the roof.
  • 请登上台阶。 Qǐng dēng shàng táijiē. Please step up onto the stair.

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