履(lǚ)

HSK 7-915 strokes

shoe

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Character information

Pinyin
lǚ
Meaning
shoe; to tread on
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 履 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸尸復

A person 尸 walking 彳; 復 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

尸shī復fù

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 履 step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 履

Common words using 履 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lǚ履xíng行
HSK 7-9

to fulfill (one's obligations)

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lǚ履dài带

caterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc); (literary) sh…

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lǚ履xīn新

(of an official) to take up a new post; (literary) to celebrate the New Year

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lǚ履lì历

background (academic and work); curriculum vitae; résumé

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xuē削zú足shì适lǚ履

to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)

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rú如lǚ履bó薄bīng冰

(lit.) as if walking on thin ice (idiom)

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lǚ履lì历biǎo表

curriculum vitae (CV)

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lǚ履yuē约

to keep a promise

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