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镫

鐙
dèng
noun #46,391

Meanings

  1. 1 stirrup
  2. 2 stapes (ear bone)

Examples

HSK 7-9
他把脚踩进马镫，翻身上马。
Tā bǎ jiǎo cǎi jìn mǎdèng, fānshēn shàngmǎ.
He put his foot in the stirrup and swung onto the horse.
HSK 7-9
镫骨是中耳里的一块小骨头。
Dènggǔ shì zhōng'ěr lǐ de yí kuài xiǎo gǔtou.
The stapes is one of the tiny bones in the middle ear.

Tips

usage
镫 mainly appears in 马镫 (stirrup) and the anatomy term 镫骨 (stapes), named for its stirrup-like shape.

Components

radical
钅 jīn
metal; gold
The metal radical, side form of 金, marks 镫 as a metal object, here the iron or bronze stirrup.
phonetic
登 dēng
to climb; mount
Supplies the sound, close to the modern reading dèng, and fittingly evokes mounting up. Seen standing alone as 登.

Stroke Order

镫 dèng