to climb; to pull oneself up; to clamber; to scale; fig. to forge ahea
攀 · 19 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 樊 represents the sound. Originally written as 𠬜, which depicts two hands facing away from each other, representing the action of climbing.
登 · 12 strokes
Depicts two feet (癶) rising onto a stone platform (豆) to board into a vehicle.