dēng
verb HSK 4 #1,959

Meanings

  1. 1 to climb; to ascend; to mount
  2. 2 to publish; to record; to register

Characters

The bottom component was originally a ritual vessel — stepping up onto a raised platform, hence "to ascend."

Examples

Wǒmen yìqǐ dēng shān ba.
Let's climb the mountain together.
Zhè piān wénzhāng dēng zài bàozhǐ shàng le.
This article was published in the newspaper.
Tā dēng shàng le Chángchéng.
He climbed the Great Wall.

Tips

usage
has two main meaning groups: (1) physically climbing/ascending (登山, 长城), and (2) recording/publishing (登记, register; 登录, log in; 刊登, publish). Both share the idea of 'going up' or 'putting something up.'

Stroke Order

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