懂中文 Dong Chinese

蹬

dēng

step on

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 登 represents the sound.

Components
足 meaning component

足  Meaning component

zú, jù

  

foot

登 sound component

登  Sound component

dēng

  

rise

Evolution

蹬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蹬 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蹬  

dēng

step on, tread on; lose energy; to step on; to tread on; to wear (shoes); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [dèng]