TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
踏
踏 ＝ 足 ＋ 沓
ㄊㄚˋ · tà
verb — to step on, to tread
字源 FORM — what the parts do
沓聲tà — gives the soundwater (水) pouring over words (曰) — a rush, a piling-up
A foot (足) and 沓 tà for the sound. The foot comes down on the ground — to tread, to step: 踏步、踐踏. Step firmly and you stand on solid fact: 踏實.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
腳（足）一落，水（沓）漫過——踩進去，是踏。
The foot (足) comes down, water (沓) spreading underneath — stepping in is 踏.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)踩、踐踏— to step on, to tread常用
→踏步、踏實— to tread; to be steady, grounded常用
⇒踏青、踏訪— to go out treading (an outing); to visit on foot
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
沓tàthe phonetic without the foot — 沓 is water over words; 踏 adds for the stepping踩＝ ＋ 采cǎithe partner verb — 踩 puts 采 where 踏 puts , both feet pressing down