踏板 Traditional form: 踏板 Pinyin (reading): tàbǎn Definitions: pedal (in a car, on a piano etc) treadle footstool footrest footboard Characters: 踏 - to trample, to tread on, to walk over 板 - board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff Traditional characters: 踏 - to trample, to tread on, to walk over 板 - board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff