践

踐

jiàn

戋 + 𧾷

Definitions

jiàn (verb) to fulfill (a promise)

jiàn (verb) to tread; to walk

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 戋 represents the sound. Simplified form of 踐.

Semantic: 足 Phonetic: 戋

About

Originally meaning to tread or trample, 践 is a phono-semantic compound and the simplified form of 踐. The 足 (foot) component gives the meaning of an action involving the feet, while 戋 (jiān) provides the sound. Its sense later broadened from the literal act of stepping on something to abstract notions like fulfilling a promise, carrying out a duty, or putting theory into practice, as in words for "practice" or "fulfill".

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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实践出真知。

Shíjiàn chū zhēnzhī.

Practice yields genuine knowledge.

我们要践行环保理念。

Wǒmen yào jiànxíng huánbǎo lǐniàn.

We must put environmental protection concepts into practice.

他因践踏草坪被罚款了。

Tā yīn jiàntà cǎopíng bèi fákuǎn le.

He was fined for trampling on the lawn.

两国签署了军事互信协议并承诺遵守。

Liǎng guó qiānshǔ le jūnshì hùxìn xiéyì bìng chéngnuò zūnshǒu.

The two countries signed a military mutual trust agreement and promised to abide by it.

他立志终身践行自己的诺言。

Tā lìzhì zhōngshēn jiànxíng zìjǐ de nuòyán.

He is determined to carry out his promise for life.

这个项目是理论结合实践的完美典范。

Zhège xiàngmù shì lǐlùn jiéhé shíjiàn de wánměi diǎnfàn.

This project is a perfect model of integrating theory with practice.

他们粗暴地践踏了国际法和基本人权。

Tāmen cūbào de jiàntà le guójìfǎ hé jīběn rénquán.

They brutally trampled on international law and basic human rights.

唯有通过不断实践与反思，认知才能得以深化和升华。

Wéiyǒu tōngguò bùduàn shíjiàn yǔ fǎnsī, rènzhī cáinéng déyǐ shēnhuà hé shēnghuá.

Only through continuous practice and reflection can understanding be deepened and sublimated.

Related Characters

Component: 戋

Component: 𧾷

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