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

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• 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

1. 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

2. (chiefly Cantonese) to belittle; to denigrate; to criticize
3. (Cantonese) to do something continuously over a long time period
4. (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
	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
	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
	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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