dǎo

to tread on

to trample; to stamp; to fulfill; Taiwan pr. [dao4]

foot (足) + phonetic (舀) = to tread and stamp

足 grounds the character in foot-action — treading, stamping, dancing steps. 舀 mainly contributes the dǎo sound and does not add meaning here.

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FootSemantic

他不想重覆辙,决定换一条路走。

tā bù xiǎng chóng dǎo fù zhé,juédìng huàn yī tiáo lù zǒu。

He did not want to tread the same old rut again, so he decided to take a different path.

我们要循规矩,不能随便破坏规则。

wǒmen yào xún guī dǎo jǔ,bù néng suíbiàn pòhuài guīzé。

We must follow the rules and tread within proper bounds, and must not casually break them.

Words with 蹈

重蹈

chóng dǎo

(fig.) to follow (a path that has proved ill-advised)

重蹈覆辙

chóng dǎo fù zhé

lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom)

高举远蹈

gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo

to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom); to retire and place oneself above the fray

高蹈

gāo dǎo

to travel far

亨丁顿舞蹈症

hēng dīng dùn wǔ dǎo zhèng

Huntington's disease

亨廷顿舞蹈症

hēng tíng dùn wǔ dǎo zhèng

Huntington's disease

北京舞蹈学院

běi jīng wǔ dǎo xué yuàn

Beijing Dance Academy

循规蹈矩

xún guī dǎo jǔ

to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly

手舞足蹈

shǒu wǔ zú dǎo

lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom)

民族舞蹈

mín zú wǔ dǎo

folk dance

民间舞蹈

mín jiān wǔ dǎo

folk dance

发扬蹈厉

fā yáng dǎo lì

see 發揚踔厲|发扬踔厉[fa1 yang2 chuo1 li4]

More characters with 足