践 jiàn to trample
to trample; to tread on; to walk over
怎么记住“践”: 𧾷 foot + 戋 tiny = to trample. In the garden the toddler lifts one foot over the tiny seedlings, and dad shouts "Try not to trample them!"
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
践 = 𧾷 foot + 戋 tiny
- 𧾷 foot meaning
- 戋 tiny sound
In the garden the toddler lifts one foot over the tiny seedlings, and dad shouts "Try not to trample them!"
How it came to be
The foot gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- To tread on; and to put into practice. Overwhelmingly in 实践 (shíjiàn) = practice (vs theory).
- 理论与实践 (lǐlùn yǔ shíjiàn) theory and practice: 实践证明 (shíjiàn zhèngmíng) practice has proven.
- Literal sense in 践踏 (jiàntà) to trample: 践踏草坪 (jiàntà cǎopíng) trample the lawn, also figurative (trample on rights).