懂中文 Dong Chinese

践

jiàn

trample

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 戋 represents the sound. Simplified form of 踐.

Components
足 meaning component

足  Meaning component

zú, jù

  

foot

戋 sound component

戋  Sound component

jiān

  

small

Evolution

践 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
践 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
践 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
践 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
践 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

践 (踐) 

jiàn

trample, tread upon, walk on; to fulfill (a promise); to tread; to walk

Most common words with 践
Freq.
Word
Meaning

实践

practice

践踏

to trample

践

to tread

作践

to ill-use

践行

to practice