履

Mandarin · pinyin lǚ

Meanings

  1. shoe
  2. to tread on
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履
lǚ · footwear, shoes; walk on, tread; hexagram ䷉
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3 · lu:3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lei5 · leoi5

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  1. shoe; footwear
  2. foot
  3. territory
  4. to tread on; to walk on
  5. to put on shoes
  6. to ascend the throne; to assume (a role)
  7. to experience; to undergo
  8. to fulfil; to implement; to carry out
  9. to carry out personally
  10. tenth hexagram of the I Ching

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