踩

踩	U+8E29, 踩 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8E29

← 踨
[U+8E28]

CJK Unified Ideographs

踪 →
[U+8E2A]

Translingual

Han character

踩 (Kangxi radical 157, 足+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 口一月木 (RMBD), four-corner 6219₄, composition ⿰𧾷采)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1229, character 6
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 37661
Dae Jaweon: page 1701, character 4
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3718, character 3
Unihan data for U+8E29

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 采.

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		踩
alternative forms		跴

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): cǎi (cai³)

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): cai³
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): caai²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): cai²
Gan (Wiktionary): cai³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhài

(Meixian, Guangdong): cai³
Jin (Wiktionary): cai²
Northern Min (KCR): chǎi
Eastern Min (BUC): chāi
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhái

(Teochew, Peng'im): cai²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tshe
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): cai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǎi
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻai³
  - Yale: tsǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsae
  - Palladius: цай (caj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: cai³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: caai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: caai²
  - Yale: cháai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: cai²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: cai²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: cai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhài
  - Hakka Romanization System: cai^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cai²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰai̯¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: cai³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰaɪ³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: cai²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰai⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: chǎi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: chāi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhái
  - Tâi-lô: tshái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhae
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰai⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰai⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰai⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰai⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cai²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshái
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tshe
  - MiniDict: tshe^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tshe
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰe³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: cai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai̯⁴¹/

Definitions

踩

to step on; to trample on
踩扁 ― cǎibiǎn ― to trample flat

踩油門／踩油门 ― cǎi yóumén ― to step on the accelerator

踩單車／踩单车 [Cantonese] ― caai² daan¹ ce¹ [Jyutping] ― to ride a bicycle
(chiefly Cantonese) to belittle; to denigrate; to criticize
(Cantonese) to do something continuously over a long time period
(Internet) to dislike

Synonyms

(to step on):

Dialectal synonyms of 踩 (“to step on”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		踩, 踩踏, 踐踏
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	踩
	Taiwan	踩
	Singapore	踩, 踏
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	踩, 𨂵
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	踏, 踩
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	踩, 踏
	Wuhan	踩, 踏
	Guilin	踩
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	踩
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	踩
Cantonese	Guangzhou	踹, 𬦠, 踩
	Hong Kong	踹, 踩
	Taishan	踩, 踹
	Yangjiang	踹, 踩
Hakka	Meixian	踩, 躪
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	踏, 跺
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	踏, 躪, 蹬
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	踏, 跺
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	踏, 跺
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	踏, 跺
	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
	Quanzhou	踏, 䟜, 𧿬, 𧿬踏
	Zhangzhou	踏, 䟜, 𧿬, 擸
	Tainan	踏, 𧿬, 𧿬踏
	Penang (Hokkien)	踏, 䟜
	Singapore (Hokkien)	踏
	Manila (Hokkien)	踏
	Chaozhou	踏
Wu	Shanghai	踏
	Suzhou	踏
	Tongxiang	踏
	Wenzhou	踏, 踩
Xiang	Changsha	踩, 將
Xiang	Shuangfeng	踩, 踏

(to ride a bicycle):

Dialectal synonyms of 騎 (“to ride (a bicycle)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		騎
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	騎
	Malaysia	騎
	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
	Hong Kong	踩, 踹
	Taishan	踩
	Dongguan	踩
Hakka	Meixian	騎, 踩
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	騎
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	騎
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	騎
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	騎
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	騎
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	騎
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	騎
Southern Min	Xiamen	騎
	Quanzhou	騎
	Zhangzhou	騎
	Tainan	騎
	Penang (Hokkien)	踏
	Singapore (Hokkien)	踏
	Manila (Hokkien)	踏
	Singapore (Teochew)	踏
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	坐
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	坐, 踩
Wu	Shanghai	踏

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “to dislike”): 讚／赞 (zàn), (Mainland) 頂／顶 (dǐng)

Compounds

腳踩兩隻船 / 脚踩两只船
踩水 (cǎishuǐ)
踩油門 / 踩油门
踩窩子 / 踩窝子
踩踏 (cǎità)
踩軟索 / 踩软索
踩閘 / 踩闸 (cǎizhá)
踩高蹻 / 踩高跷 (cǎi gāoqiāo)
踩高蹺 / 踩高跷 (cǎi gāoqiāo)
踩點 / 踩点 (cǎidiǎn)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 踩 – see 踹 (“to step on; to tread; to stamp; to kick; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 踹).

Korean

Hanja

踩 • (chae) (hangeul 채, revised chae, McCune–Reischauer ch'ae, Yale chay)

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Vietnamese

踩: Hán Việt readings: thải

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