踩

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to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote

15 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,500 U+8E29

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

足 (semantic, “foot”) + 采 (phonetic, cǎi)

components: 足采

step on · Heisig RSH #2324

wooden leg + 采 pick

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 采

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 采 (cǎi) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
采 sound component	cǎi	to collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck
菜	cài	vegetables; order, dish; food
彩	cǎi	color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated
睬	cǎi	to notice, to pay attention to

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
脚踩两只船	jiǎo cǎi liǎng zhī chuán	see 腳踏兩隻船\|脚踏两只船[jiao3 ta4 liang3 zhi1 chuan2]
踩线团	cǎi xiàn tuán	group on a tour to get acquainted with the local situation
踩失脚	cǎi shī jiǎo	to lose one's footing
往泥里踩	wǎng nì lǐ cǎi	to belittle; to attack sb
踩水	cǎi shuǐ	to tread water; to paddle or tramp in shallow water
踩动	cǎi dòng	to operate by means of a pedal
踩道	cǎi dào	to scout; to reconnoiter
踩空	cǎi kōng	to miss one's step
踩点	cǎi diǎn	to reconnoiter; to case the joint; to cut it fine; to arrive with no time to spare; to dan…
点踩	diǎn cǎi	to dislike; to downvote (on social media)
踩线	cǎi xiàn	to scout for a tour operator; to reconnoiter a potential tour itinerary; (tennis) to commi…
扒高踩低	pá gāo cǎi dī	crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampl…
踩雷	cǎi léi	to step on a mine; (fig.) to inadvertently do sth that has an unpleasant result; (fig.) to…
踩奶	cǎi nǎi	(of a cat) to knead (by rhythmically pushing with its front paws)
踩刹车	cǎi shā chē	to step on the brake; to brake (when driving)
踩高跷	cǎi gāo qiāo	to walk on stilts
踩踏	cǎi tà	to trample on
踩镲	cǎi chǎ	hi-hat