履
lǚ
shoe
to tread on
body (尸) + repeat (復) = the shoe that treads again and again
尸 historically depicted a crouching body, grounding the character in the human frame; 復 carries the sense of returning or repeating, evoking the repetitive act of walking. Together they picture a person repeatedly treading the ground — hence a shoe, and the act of stepping.
古人穿的履和现代的鞋很不一样。
gǔ rén chuān de lǚ hé xiàn dài de xié hěn bù yī yàng。
The shoes that ancient people wore are very different from modern shoes.
他在那件事上如履薄冰，每一步都很小心。
tā zài nà jiàn shì shàng rú lǚ bó bīng，měi yī bù dōu hěn xiǎo xīn。
He walked on thin ice with that matter, being very careful with every step.
Words with 履
郑人买履
zhèng rén mǎi lǚ
lit. the person from Zheng 鄭|郑[Zheng4] who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom)
革履
gé lǚ
leather (shoes)
鞋履
xié lǚ
footwear
削足适履
xuē zú shì lǚ
to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
半履带车
bàn lǚ dài chē
half-track (vehicle with wheels at the front and continuous tracks in the rear)
蹑履
niè lǚ
to wear shoes
如履薄冰
rú lǚ bó bīng
lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
履带
lǚ dài
caterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc)
履新
lǚ xīn
(of an official) to take up a new post
履历
lǚ lì
background (academic and work)
履历片
lǚ lì piàn
curriculum vitae (CV)
履历表
lǚ lì biǎo
curriculum vitae (CV)