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Characters, words, pinyin or English

蹭 cèng to shuffle

to shuffle; to freeload; to rub against

How to remember 蹭: 𧾷 foot + 曾 used to be = to shuffle. Grandpa used to be a dancer, but now he drags one foot after the other and needs a stick to shuffle to the kitchen.

  • HSK 9
  • 19 strokes
  • Radical 足

Component breakdown

蹭 = 𧾷 foot + 曾 used to be

  • 𧾷 foot
  • 曾 used to be
The Gushi story

Grandpa used to be a dancer, but now he drags one foot after the other and needs a stick to shuffle to the kitchen.

How it is used

  • To rub against, to dawdle, and colloquially to freeload - 猫蹭我的腿 (māo cèng wǒ de tuǐ) the cat rubbing against my leg, 蹭破皮 (cèngpò pí) to scrape the skin.
  • The trendy sense is to mooch/piggyback: 蹭网 (cèng wǎng) to freeload off someone's Wi-Fi, 蹭饭 (cèng fàn) to cadge a meal, 蹭热度 (cèng rèdù) to ride on someone's fame/hype.