# 踏

| 踏 | U+8E0F, &#36367; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8E0F |
| ← 踎 [U+8E0E] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 踐 → [U+8E10] |

## Translingual
### Han character

踏 (Kangxi radical 157, 足+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 口一水日 (RMEA), four-corner 6216$_3$, composition ⿰𧾷沓)

#### Derived characters

* 𧃌

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1227, character 11
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 37602
* Dae Jaweon: page 1699, character 14
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3716, character 12
* Unihan data for U+8E0F

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 踏 | *tʰuːb |
| 濌 | *tʰuːb |
| 錔 | *tʰuːb |
| 鞜 | *tʰuːb |
| 沓 | *duːb |
| 涾 | *duːb |
| 誻 | *duːb |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tʰuːb): semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 沓 (OC *duːb).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tà, tā (ta$^4$, ta$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄚˋ, ㄊㄚ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): daap$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tha̍p
* Northern Min (KCR): dā
* Eastern Min (BUC): dăk
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dor$^2$ / dah$^7$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): thap / ta̍p / ta̍h
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dah$^8$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$daq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tà
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄚˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tà
*** Wade–Giles: tʻa$^4$
*** Yale: tà
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tah
*** Palladius: та (ta)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰä⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tā
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ta
*** Wade–Giles: tʻa$^1$
*** Yale: tā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ta
*** Palladius: та (ta)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰä⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: daap$^6$
*** Yale: daahp
*** Cantonese Pinyin: daap$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dab$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /taːp̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tha̍p
*** Hakka Romanization System: tab
*** Hagfa Pinyim: tab$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰap̚⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: dā
*** Sinological IPA : /ta⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dăk
*** Sinological IPA : /taʔ⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dor$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɒ¹³/
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dah$^7$
*** Sinological IPA : /taʔ⁴/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dah$^7$
*** Sinological IPA : /taʔ²⁴/
* dor2 - vernacular;
* dah7 - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit踏 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /tʰa⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /tʰa⁴⁴/ ～實 /tʰa²¹³/ ～步 |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /tʰɑ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ʈ͡ʂa²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /ʈ͡ʂa²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /tʰa²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /tʰa²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /tʰa²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /tʰa¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /tʰa⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /tʰa⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /tʰa²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /tʰa³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /tʰa²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /tʰa̠³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /tɑʔ⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /tʰɐʔ⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /tʰaʔ²/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /tʰʌʔ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /tʰaʔ⁴³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /daʔ¹/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /daʔ³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /dɑʔ²/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /da²¹³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /tʰaʔ²¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /tʰɔ⁵/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /tʰa²⁴/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /tʰɒ²⁴/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | |
| Hakka | Meixian | /tʰap̚⁵/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /tʰɑp̚⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /tap̚²/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /tap̚²²/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /tap̚²/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /tap̚⁵/ /taʔ⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /taʔ⁵/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /ta⁴⁴/ /tʰa²⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /taʔ⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /ʔda³³/ |
* Middle Chinese: thop
Rime :
| Character | 踏 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 透 (6) |
| Final (韻) | 合 (160) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 他合切 |
| Baxter | thop |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tʰʌp̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tʰəp̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tʰɒp̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /tʰəp̚/ |
| Li Rong | /tʰᴀp̚/ |
| Wang Li | /tʰɒp̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tʰăp̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | ta |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | taap$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*tʰuːb/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 踏 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 1915 |
| Phonetic component | 沓 |
| Rime group | 緝 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 錔 |
| Old Chinese | /*tʰuːb/ |
| Notes | 見漢書，史記作蹋，說文段注蹋俗字 |

### Definitions

踏
* to step on; to trample; to tread on
* to investigate onsite
* (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Teochew, Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) Used before a number to indicate time, where the number is what the minute hand is pointing to on an analog clock.
    踏三 [Cantonese] ― daap$^6$ saam$^1$ [Jyutping] ― quarter past
    踏九 [Cantonese] ― daap$^6$ gau$^2$ [Jyutping] ― three quarters past
    踏正 [Cantonese] ― daap$^6$ zeng$^3$ [Jyutping] ― sharp
    踏半 [Cantonese] ― daap$^6$ bun$^3$ [Jyutping] ― half past
    踏七 [Cantonese] ― daap$^6$ cat$^1$ [Jyutping] ― 35 minutes past
    踏八個半字／踏八个半字 [Cantonese] ― daap$^6$ baat$^3$ go$^3$ bun$^3$ zi$^6$ [Jyutping] ― around 42.5 minutes past
    八點踏四／八点踏四 [Cantonese] ― baat$^3$ dim$^2$ daap$^6$ sei$^3$ [Jyutping] ― twenty past eight
* (Hokkien, Teochew, Northern Wu) to ride (a bicycle)
    踏跤踏車／踏跤踏车 [Hokkien] ― ta̍h kha-ta̍h-chhia [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to ride a bicycle
* (Hokkien) to indicate; to state clearly (one's opinion, behavior, etc.)
* (Hokkien) to withdraw a portion from the total amount
* (Mainland China Hokkien) to copulate; to mate (of poultry, livestock, etc.)
* (Taiwanese Hokkien) to appraise; to convert into cash

#### Synonyms

* (to step on):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 踩, 踩踏, 踐踏 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 踩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 踩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 踩, 踏 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 踩, 𨂵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 踏, 踩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 踩, 踏 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 踩, 踏 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 踩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 踩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 踩 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 踹, 𬦠, 踩 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 踹, 踩 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 踩, 踹 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 踹, 踩 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 踩, 躪 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 踏, 跺 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 踏, 躪, 蹬 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 踏, 跺 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 踏, 跺 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 踏, 跺 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蹬 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 踩 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 藉, 蹃 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 藉 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 踏, 䟜, 𧿬, 𧿬踏 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 踏, 䟜, 𧿬, 𧿬踏 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 踏, 䟜, 𧿬, 擸 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 踏, 𧿬, 𧿬踏 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 踏, 䟜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 踏 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 踏 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 踏 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 踏 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 踏 |
| Wu | Tongxiang | 踏 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 踏, 踩 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 踩, 將 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 踩, 踏 |
* (to ride):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 騎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 騎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 騎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 騎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 騎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 騎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 踩, 騎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 騎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 踩, 踹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 踩, 踹 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 踩 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 踩 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 騎, 踩 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 騎 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 騎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 騎 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 騎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 騎 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 騎 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 騎 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 騎 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 騎 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 騎 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 騎 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 踏 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 踏 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 踏 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 踏 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 坐 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 坐, 踩 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 踏 |

### Compounds

* 倒踏門 / 倒踏门
* 傳踏 / 传踏
* 兵交馬踏 / 兵交马踏
* 原地踏步 (yuándìtàbù)
* 大踏步 (dàtàbù)
* 找踏級 / 找踏级
* 板踏
* 款踏
* 步斗踏罡
* 步罡踏斗
* 火踏
* 瑤踏 / 瑶踏
* 羊踏菜園 / 羊踏菜园
* 腳踏 / 脚踏 (jiǎotà)
* 腳踏倒鹽 / 脚踏倒盐
* 腳踏實地 / 脚踏实地 (jiǎotàshídì)
* 腳踏板 / 脚踏板
* 腳踏車 / 脚踏车 (jiǎotàchē)
* 行踏 (xíngtà)
* 踏入 (tàrù)
* 踏勘 (tàkān)
* 踏地
* 踏地知根
* 踏場 / 踏场
* 踏實 / 踏实
* 踏差 (ta̍h-chha) (Min Nan)
* 踏平 (tàpíng)
* 踏床
* 踏弩
* 踏月
* 踏板 (tàbǎn)
* 踏歌 (tàgē)
* 踏步 (tàbù)
* 踏步床
* 踏浪兒 / 踏浪儿
* 踏燕奔馬 / 踏燕奔马
* 踏爨
* 踏狗尾
* 踏猛子
* 踏看
* 踏破鐵鞋 / 踏破铁鞋 (tàpòtiěxié)
* 踏碓
* 踏繩 / 踏绳
* 踏肩
* 踏腳 / 踏脚
* 踏腳凳 / 踏脚凳
* 踏腳石 / 踏脚石
* 踏足板
* 踐踏 / 践踏 (jiàntà)
* 踩踏 (cǎità)
* 踏踐 / 踏践
* 踏踏實實 / 踏踏实实
* 踢踏舞 (tītàwǔ)
* 踏蹺 / 踏跷
* 踏車 / 踏车
* 踏逐
* 踏鈸 / 踏钹
* 踏雪尋梅 / 踏雪寻梅
* 踏青 (tàqīng)
* 踏高蹻 / 踏高跷
* 踹踏
* 蹅踏
* 轉踏 / 转踏
* 頂橦踏索 / 顶橦踏索
* 頭踏 / 头踏
* 飛鴻踏雪 / 飞鸿踏雪
* 飛黃騰踏 / 飞黄腾踏
* 騰踏 / 腾踏

### References

* “踏”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* to step on

#### Readings

* Go-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)
* Kun: ふむ (fumu, 踏む, Jōyō)、ふまえる (fumaeru, 踏まえる, Jōyō)

#### Compounds

* 踏鞴(たたら) (tatara, “foot bellows”)
* 舞踏(ぶとう) (butō, “butoh”)

## Korean
### Hanja

踏 (eumhun 떨어지는 소리 답 (tteoreojineun sori dap))
* hanja form of 답 (“step on, trample, tread on, walk”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

踏: Hán Nôm readings: đạp
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Compounds

* 車踏 (xe đạp)