履 (lǚ) — (bound form) shoes; (bound form) to step on, to tread; (bound form) to carry out, to fulfill
Definition
履 is a bound (combining) form. In 履行 it means 'carry out' (plans, promises); 履带 is the tread of a tank; 履历 is a résumé or CV.
bound form
shoesto step onto treadto carry outto fulfill
Easily confused
- 屣xǐlook-alikeshoes (in literary compounds and idioms)
- 旅lǚsound-aliketravel (bound form, used in compounds like 旅行 and 旅游)
- 铝lǚsound-alikealuminum
- 缕lǚsound-alike(classifier) for slender, wispy things: strands (of hair), wisps (of smoke/mist), beams (of light), puffs (of fragrance)
- 侣lǚsound-alike(bound form) companion; partner
- 屡lǚsound-alikerepeatedly, time and again (formal/literary; commonly used in 屡次)
Examples
- 。Tā bì xū lǚ xíng zì jǐ de chéng nuò.He must carry out his own promise.
- 。Qǐng bǎ nǐ de lǚ lì biǎo jiāo shàng lái.Please submit your resume form.
- 履。Zhè zhǒng tǎn kè de lǚ dài hěn kuān.This type of tank has very wide tracks.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
Early 履 put together 眉, 頁 (a person with a prominent head), 止 (foot), and 舟 (a shoe or shoe-shaped boat).
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