蹈 dǎo to dance
to dance; to stamp the feet
How to remember 蹈: 𧾷 foot + 舀 scoop out = to dance. When the waiter trips over her foot while trying to scoop out the soup, the bride laughs and pulls him onto the floor to dance.
Component breakdown
蹈 = 𧾷 foot + 舀 scoop out
- 𧾷 foot
- 舀 scoop out
When the waiter trips over her foot while trying to scoop out the soup, the bride laughs and pulls him onto the floor to dance.
How it is used
- Essentially only in 舞蹈 (wǔdǎo) = dance (the art form) - 舞蹈演员 (wǔdǎo yǎnyuán) a dancer.
- 舞蹈 is dance as an art/discipline; 跳舞 (tiàowǔ) is the everyday verb 'to dance'. Use 舞蹈 for the noun, 跳舞 for the action.
- Literal 'to stamp the feet' survives in 手舞足蹈 (shǒuwǔ-zúdǎo) waving arms and stamping feet with joy.