TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
蹈
蹈 ＝ 足 ＋ 舀
ㄉㄠˇ · dǎo
verb — to tread, to step on; to follow, to act out
字源 FORM — what the parts do
舀聲gives the soundyǎo — a hand reaching into a mortar to scoop; drifted to dǎo
ITyǎo → dǎo — initial and tone moved off the donor
The foot (足) treading down, stamping. 舀 carries the sound yǎo, worn to dǎo. From the firm tread: 舞蹈 to dance, 蹈矩 to keep within the rules, 赴湯蹈火 to walk through scalding water and fire — to follow through at any cost.
意 · Meanings
(本義)蹈、踐蹈— to tread, to step on常用
→舞蹈— to dance常用
→蹈矩、循規蹈矩— to follow the rules, to keep in line
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
舀yǎothe sound it carries — 舀 alone is to scoop, to ladle; 蹈 adds for to tread稻＝ 禾 ＋ dàothe it shares — 稻 sets beside grain 禾 for rice; 蹈 sets it beside for to tread