TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
踩
ㄘㄞˇ · cǎi
verb — to step on, tread; to pedal
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A foot (足) coming down on something — to step on, to tread. 采 cǎi sits on the right and carries the sound, the same 采 in 採、菜、彩. Pedal, trample, step square: 踩水、踩準.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一腳（足）踏進水窪，水花四濺。
A foot (足) comes down in the puddle, and the water jumps.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)踩踏、踩到— to step on, tread常用
→踩水、踩準— to tread water; to step exactly
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension