Definitions
(coll.) to trudge (in mud, snow etc)
Etymology
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The character 蹅 is a phono-semantic compound formed by the foot radical 足 and the phonetic 查, with the radical on the left and the phonetic on the right. 足 indicates an action done with the feet or legs, while 查 supplies the sound. The core meaning is to step into soft, yielding material like mud or to wade through shallow water, directly extending from the foot radical. In a less literal sense, 蹅 can also refer to a heavy, clumsy manner of walking.
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