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蹈 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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蹈 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
蹈 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
蹈 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
蹈 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
蹈 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
蹈 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
蹈 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
蹈 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

蹈 Stroke Order — How to Write 蹈

Stroke Order

蹈 is written in 17 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 足, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

蹈 Radical and Character Components

Components:足舀

蹈 is a phono-semantic compound: 足 (foot) carries the meaning, while 舀 indicates the sound.

Radical: 足 + 10 more strokes

蹈 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • dǎo

Meanings of 蹈 in Chinese

1

dǎo蹈

To tread; to step on; to follow, often implying adherence to rules or established paths.
创新需要打破常规，不能总是循规蹈矩
Innovation requires breaking conventions; one cannot always just follow the rules.
to jump or dance, often used in phrases like 'wǔdǎo' (dance) or 'shǒuwǔzúdǎo' (to dance with joy and excitement).
听到这个好消息，孩子们都高兴得手舞足蹈。
Hearing this good news, the children were all so happy they danced with joy.

Common Words and Phrases with 蹈

1
dǎo蹈cháng常xí袭gù故
to follow old conventions and methods; to be stuck in old ways and lack innovation.
公司若想在市场中保持竞争力，就不能一味地蹈常袭故，而是要积极拥抱变化。
If a company wants to remain competitive in the market, it cannot simply adhere to old conventions; instead, it must actively embrace change.
2
dǎo蹈hǎi海
to plunge into the sea to commit suicide; to jump into water to commit suicide
失恋后的他一度萌生蹈海的念头，但最终还是被朋友劝住了。
After his heartbreak, he once entertained the thought of jumping into the sea, but was ultimately talked out of it by his friends.
3
dǎo蹈jí藉
to tread on; to trample
孩子们在田野里玩耍，不经意间蹈藉了庄稼。
Children played in the fields, inadvertently trampling the crops.
4
dǎo蹈xí袭
To slavishly follow or imitate without originality; to plagiarize.
这位年轻的画家拒绝蹈袭前人的风格，努力探索自己的艺术语言。
This young painter refused to follow in the footsteps of his predecessors' styles, striving to explore his own artistic language.

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Questions about 蹈

What does 蹈 mean in Chinese?

蹈 (dǎo) means “To tread” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 蹈?

蹈 is pronounced dǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 蹈 have?

蹈 has 17 strokes.

How do you write 蹈?

蹈 is written in 17 strokes, starting from the radical 足. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 蹈?

The radical of 蹈 is 足, and 蹈 is a phono-semantic compound.