All meanings
- 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)
In context
Example sentences
他们准备登山。
Tāmen zhǔnbèi dēngshān.
They are preparing to climb the mountain.
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Words with 登
Grammar notes
HSK levels
登: New to the HSK lists at HSK 5. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting of the new exam is announced for 13 December 2026, for HSK 1 to 6. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
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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)" in Chinese. The new HSK exam tests it at HSK 5.
登 is pronounced "dēng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.
登 is an HSK 5 word on the new HSK exam syllabus.
Common words with 登 include 刊登 (to carry a story), 巴登 (Baden (region in Germany)), 拉登 ((Osama) bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda), 博登湖 (Lake Constance (between Germany, Austria and Switzerland)), 古登堡 (Gutenberg (name)).
You can practice writing 登 using our stroke order tool.
Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.