履 lǚ shoes
shoes; to tread
How to remember 履: 尸 corpse + 彳 step forward + 复 repeat = shoes. On the film set, the actor playing the corpse has to repeat his step forward until the director spots his bright red shoes.
Component breakdown
履 = 尸 corpse + 復
- 尸 corpse
- 復
- 彳 step forward
- 复 repeat
- 𭥍
- 𠂉 clouds
- 日 sun
- 夊 pursue
- 𭥍
On the film set, the actor playing the corpse has to repeat his step forward until the director spots his bright red shoes.
How it is used
- To carry out/tread - chiefly 履行 (lǚxíng) to fulfill (a duty, contract, promise): 履行义务 (lǚxíng yìwù) fulfill an obligation.
- 履历 (lǚlì) = one's résumé/track record. Literal 'shoe/to walk' sense (如履薄冰 rúlǚ-bóbīng, as if treading on thin ice) is literary. Formal register.