懂中文 Dong Chinese

蹭

cèng

to shuffle

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

Components
足 meaning component

足  Meaning component

zú, jù

  

foot

曾 sound component

曾  Sound component

céng, zēng

  

already

Evolution

蹭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蹭 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蹭  

cèng

to shuffle, procrastinate, dilly-dally; to rub against; to walk slowly; (coll.) to freeload

Most common words with 蹭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蹭

to rub against

磨蹭

to rub lightly

磨磨蹭蹭

to dillydally