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登

dēng
verb HSK 4 #1,959

Meanings

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

Characters

登
dēng
to climb; to publish; to register
The bottom component 豆 was originally a ritual vessel — stepping up onto a raised platform, hence "to ascend."

Examples

我们一起登山吧。
Wǒmen yìqǐ dēng shān ba.
Let's climb the mountain together.
这篇文章登在报纸上了。
Zhè piān wénzhāng dēng zài bàozhǐ shàng le.
This article was published in the newspaper.
他登上了长城。
Tā dēng shàng le Chángchéng.
He climbed the Great Wall.

Tips

usage
登 has two main meaning groups: (1) physically climbing/ascending (登山, 登长城), 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

登 dēng