登 (dēng): to scale (a height), to ascend, to mount
登 (dēng) is a Chinese character meaning “to scale (a height).” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 癶 (semantic) and 豆 (phonetic). It ranks #817 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 登 legs. Its radical form 癶 (footsteps) appears in many related characters.
Definitions
- to scale (a height)
- to ascend
- to mount
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 登
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 登记verb | dēng jì | to register (one's name) | 5 |
| 登机verb | dēng jī | to board a plane | 4 |
| 登录verb | dēng lù | to register | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 登场 | dēng chǎng | to go on stage |
| 登陆 | dēng lù | to land |
| 刊登 | kān dēng | to carry a story |
| 登山 | dēng shān | to climb a mountain |
| 攀登 | pān dēng | to climb |
| 登上 | dēng shàng | to climb over |
| 登机口 | dēng jī kǒu | departure gate (aviation) |
| 登门 | dēng mén | to visit sb at home |
| 捷足先登 | jié zú xiān dēng | the quick-footed climb up first (idiom) |
| 登机牌 | dēng jī pái | boarding pass |
| 摩登 | mó dēng | modern (loanword) |
| 登记表 | dēng jì biǎo | registration form |
| 登报 | dēng bào | to publish in the newspapers |
| 本·拉登 | běn · lā dēng | Osama bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda |
| 登基 | dēng jī | to ascend the throne |
登 appears in 100 compound words: 58 as the first character, 28 as the last, and 14 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 登 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view; acute foresight
to take the first step; to act early on; to beat to the punch; the early bird gets the worm
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view; acute foresight
Showing 9 of 11 idioms containing 登.
Example Sentences
这个登字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě dēng zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "登" is related to its radical.
今天日出时在法鲁机场登机
jīn tiān rì chū shí zài fǎ lǔ jī chǎng dēng jī
Boarding at Faro Airport at sunrise today
冬奥/男子4人雪车洛赫纳再登顶 马尔吉斯创5金纪录
dōng ào nán zǐ 4 rén xuě chē 洛 hè nà zài dēng dǐng mǎ ěr jí sī chuàng 5 jīn jì lù
Winter Olympics/Men's 4-man bobsleigh, Lochner reached the top again, and Margis set a 5-gold record
米兰冬奥闭幕式今夜登场 冰雪盛宴落幕维罗纳
mǐ lán dōng ào bì mù shì jīn yè dēng chǎng bīng xuě shèng yàn luò mù wéi luó nà
The closing ceremony of the Milan Winter Olympics debuted tonight, and the ice and snow feast came to an end in Verona
三星重登全球DRAM霸主
sān xīng chóng dēng quán qiú D R A M bà zhǔ
Samsung is back at the global DRAM hegemony
再遇瓶颈 NASA载人登月任务恐延至4月
zài yù píng jǐng N A S A zài rén dēng yuè rèn wù kǒng yán zhì 4 yuè
Another bottleneck NASA's manned lunar mission may be postponed to April
我们登得愈高，空气就愈稀薄。
Wǒmen dēng de yù gāo, kōngqì jiù yù xībó.
The higher we go up, the thinner the air becomes.
苏在皇家饭店登记投宿。
Sū zài huángjiā fàndiàn dēngjì tóusù.
Sue checked in at the Royal Hotel.
请您在登记册上签名好吗？
Qǐng nín zài dēngjì cè shàng qiānmíng hǎo ma?
Could you please sign the register?
他迈着稳健的步伐登上了山丘。
Tā mài zhe wěnjiàn de bùfá dēngshàng le shānqiū.
He was walking up the hill at a steady pace.
Character Family
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