履
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lǚ · shoes

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15Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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尸Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 履

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lǚWords pronounced lǚ
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Example sentences

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Tā lǚ xíng le tā de chéng nuò, bìng qiě bāng zhù le tā de xiōng dì.他履行了他的承诺,并且帮助了他的兄弟。

He kept his promise and helped his brothers.

Source: Tatoeba #784384 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men zhǔ yào de kàn fǎ qí zhōng yě yǒu “ méi yǒu xī zhuāng gé lǚ yě kě yǐ hěn zhèng jīng ”.它们主要的看法其中也有“没有西装革履也可以很正经”。

They also have ‘You can be serious without a suit’ as one of their key beliefs.

Source: Tatoeba #785325 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jūn rén bì xū lǚ xíng tā mén de mìng lìng.軍人必須履行他們的命令。

Soldiers must carry out their orders.

Source: Tatoeba #798281 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ lǐ suǒ dāng rán dì rèn wéi tā huì lǚ xíng nuò yán.我理所當然地認為他會履行諾言。

I took it for granted that he would keep his word.

Source: Tatoeba #781440 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de lǚ lì gěi wǒ liú xià shēn kè de yìn xiàng.你的履歷給我留下深刻的印象。

Your résumé has really impressed me.

Source: Tatoeba #801990 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ duì zì jǐ de lǚ lì bú nà mó zài yì.我對自己的履歷不那麼在意。

I don't worry so much about my resume.

Source: Tatoeba #8679963 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 履 in context

  1. Say lǚ, then recall the core meaning: shoes.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 履行 (lǚ xíng), meaning “to fulfill”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 履 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.