践 jiàn — tread, fulfill · English

践

jiàn

tread, fulfill

At a glance · 践

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从足戋声，形声字，本指踩踏。隶楷作「踐」，简化作「践」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「践」本指以足踏地，引申为履行、实践。

Structure

形声字，足为意符，戋为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinjiàn

Radical足

Strokes12

UnicodeU+8DF5

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English tread, fulfill To tread, step on; to fulfill, practice.

Français fouler, accomplir Fouler, marcher; accomplir, pratiquer.

Español pisar, cumplir Pisar, hollar; cumplir, practicar.

العربية يطأ، ينفّذ يطأ بالقدم أو ينفّذ.

Русский ступать, исполнять Ступать, топтать; исполнять, практиковать.

Common words

实践shí jiànpractice
践jiàntread

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