Memory phrase for the character: 履

履

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Meaning

shoe, footwear, to tread on

Pronunciation

lǚ

Explanation

Top: buttock from the side 尸, below: to go 彳, repeat 复 (= lying or sitting in sun 日 cross-legged 夂 is to be repeated)

Mnemonic


 
The buttock shall when walking repeatingly tread on with the shoe.

Radicals

尸 buttocks in side viewThis radical has actually the meaning: corpse 尸. But due to its use in tail 尾, urine 尿, or flatulence 屁, it is considered to generally mean 'buttocks'.
彳 stepA simplified variant of “to go 行” with the same meaning.
复 to repeat, againThis character 又 is used for “again”. Also this radical 再 is understood as “again, anew” and shows two inverted baskets that are placed on top of each other again.




 Vocabulary

履行 lǚ xíng  to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform
 

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