践

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.

足+戋→践
戋A component suggesting smallnessPhonetic
足FootSemantic

他终于践约,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.

她小心地践过湿滑的石头,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.

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