How is 登 pronounced?

登 is pronounced “dēng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 登?

登 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 登?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 登 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4verb

登

dēng

登 (dēng) means “to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

登山运动员们准备登上山顶。

Tāmen zhǔnbèi dēngshān.

They are preparing to climb the mountain.

Words containing 登

登机牌dēng jī páiboarding pass 登记dēng jìto register (one's name)登陆dēng lùto land; to come ashore; to make landfall (of typhoon etc)登录dēng lùto register; to log in 刊登kān dēngto carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)攀登pān dēngto climb; to pull oneself up; to clamber 登山dēng shānto climb a mountain; climbing; mountaineering

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Frequently asked questions

What does 登 mean?: 登 (dēng) means “to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 登 pronounced?: 登 is pronounced “dēng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 登?: 登 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 登?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 登 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18