践

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to fulfill (a promise); to tread; to walk

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

足 meaning “foot” + 戋 sound ( jiān )

Components 足戋

tread on · Heisig RSH #2321

wooden leg + float

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
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, f…
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
践行	jiàn xíng	to carry out; to implement; to keep (one's word)
作践	zuò jiàn	to ill-use; to humiliate; to degrade; to ruin; also pr. [zuo2 jian4]
实践	shí jiàn	practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise); to carry out (a project)
践约	jiàn yuē	to keep a promise; to honor an agreement
践踏	jiàn tà	to trample
勾践	Gōu Jiàn	King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
履践	lǚ jiàn	to carry out (a task)
糟践	zāo jian	to waste; to spoil; to destroy; to insult grievously

Characters sharing the sound component 戋 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
戋 sound part	jiān	small, narrow; tiny, little
线	xiàn	line, thread, wire; clue, trail
钱	qián	money, currency, coins
残	cán	to injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, incomplete
浅	qiǎn	shallow, superficial
栈	zhàn	warehouse; tavern, inn
笺	jiān	note, memo, letter; stationery; comments
饯	jiàn	to send off; farewell dinner; preserves