jiàn

to fulfill (a promise)

to tread; to walk

foot (足) + phonetic (戋) = to tread, to fulfill

足 grounds the meaning in physical movement — walking, stepping, treading. From there, the sense extends to following through on a path you have committed to, as in fulfilling a promise.

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FootSemantic

他终于约,按时来到了约定的地点。

tā zhōng yú jiàn yuē,àn shí lái dào le yuē dìng de dì diǎn。

He finally fulfilled his promise and arrived at the agreed place on time.

她小心地过湿滑的石头,走到了河对岸。

tā xiǎo xīn de jiàn guò shī huá de shí tou,zǒu dào le hé duì àn。

She carefully trod over the slippery stones and walked to the other side of the river.

Words with 践

作践

zuò jiàn

to ill-use

勾践

gōu jiàn

King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

实践

shí jiàn

practice

实践是检验真理的唯一标准

shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn

Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)

履践

lǚ jiàn

to carry out (a task)

糟践

zāo jian

to waste

越王勾践

yuè wáng gōu jiàn

King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

践约

jiàn yuē

to keep a promise

践行

jiàn xíng

to carry out; to implement; to keep (one's word)

践踏

jiàn tà

to trample

More characters with 足