Taxonomy of meanings for 履:　　

  • 履 lǚ (OC: riʔ MC: li) 力几切 上 廣韻：【踐也禄也幸也福也字書云草曰屝麻曰屨皮曰履黄帝臣於則所造又姓出姓苑力几切一 】
    • TREAD ON
      • vtoNwalk on, use as one's walking surface tread on; step on (so as to hold down)
      • vt(oN)tread on the contextually determinate NCH
      • vt[oN]tread on thingsCH
      • as footwear>WEAR
        • vtoNwear on one's feet
        • object>FOOTWEAR
          • nleather shoes; footwear; general term for a shoe
          • nnonreferentialfootwear (should possibly be nm)
        • So as to move in space>WALK
        • generalised, social: stative>BE IN
          • vtoNoccupy (a position) 履位 "occupy a rank"
          • object>TERRITORY
            • active: generalised>ACT
              • nab.adVin one's behaviour
              • nabactdemeanour; behaviour; actions
              • vtoNfigurative(formal, ritually:) act on, act according to
              • vtoNpassivebe acted out
            • transitive: so as to bring about>PROVIDE
              • generalised>BEHAVIOUR
            • object> =釐LUCK
              • nabstategood fortune HYDCD: [11] 福祿。《詩·周南·樛木》：「樂只君子，福履綏之。」毛傳：「履，祿。」
            • =厲DEITY
              • SURNAMES
              • chéng tāngRULERS OF SHANG
                • NPprChéng Tāng 成湯. Unger no. 83 (Founder of Shang dynasty)　Personal Name: Lǚ 履

              Additional information about 履

              說文解字:

                Criteria
              • BE IN

                [GRAMMATICALISED/LEXICAL]

                1. The general word is zài 在 (ant. wáng 亡 "be not present, be absent") which refers to any presence of anything in anything.

                [GENERAL]

                2. Chù 處 is often non-literally spatial and refers to occupancy of a well-defined place in society, but has a wide range of associated meanings and is very common.

                [ABSTRACT!]

                3. Yú 於 is grammaticalised as a preposition but can come to function as a main verb "be in", and this verbal use may perhaps be taken to be etymologically primary.

                [GRAMMATICALISED]

                4. Jū 居 is orginally "to dwell at home" and sometimes comes to mean more generally "be in". See BE AT HOME

                [MARGINAL]; [[RARE]]

                5. Lu# 履 "tread on" occasionally refers to being in a certain position.

                [ABSTRACT], [ELEVATED]; [[RARE]]

              • FOOTWEAR

                1. The most general current word for a shoe is jù 屨, later in Han times lü 履.

                2. Xì 舄 refers to leather shoes with wooden soles that were particularly worn on ritual or formal occasions.

                3. Jī 屐 refers to wooden clogs suitable for bad weather.

                4. Xǐ 屣 refers to straw-made slippers worn inside.

                5. Jué 屩 refers to straw sandals worn outside, suitable for long walks.

                6. Xié 鞋 is rare in pre-Han times and refers to leather shoes that are tied with shoelaces.

                NB: For the parts of shoes see HUANG 758

              • TREAD ON

                1. The most current general word for treading on something is jiàn 踐.

                2. Dào 蹈 refers specifically to stepping on something with deliberate force or as the result of special courage.

                3. Tà 踏 refers to a quick and light stepping on something.

                4. Lu# 履 refers to stepping on something in order to walk over it.

                5. Niè 躡 refers to stepping or even trampling on something and typically focusses on this having an ulterior purpose and being very deliberate.

                6. Róu 蹂 and lì3n 躪 refer to treading on something in an unreglemented and inappropriate way, and the two words are often used together.

                7. Cù 蹴 seems to refer to demonstratively trampling on something.

              • WEAR

                1. The current general word for wearing clothes or putting on clothes of any kind is yì 衣 (ant. tuō 脫 "take off").

                2. Fú 服 (ant. xiè 卸 "take off") refers to dressing up for an official occasion.

                3. Bèi 被 refers to putting on or wearing outer clothing of any kind, especially cloak-like garments.

                4. Zhōng 衷 and zhōng 中 refer to wearing as underwear.

                5. Biǎo 表 refers to wearing as outer visible clothes.

                6. Dài 戴 refers to wearing something on one's head.

                7. Lu# 履 refers to wearing something on one's feet.

                Word relations
              • Synon: (TREAD ON)蹈/TREAD ON Dào 蹈 refers specifically to stepping on something with deliberate force or as the result of special courage.
              • Oppos: (TREAD ON)戴/WEAR Dài 戴 refers to wearing something on one's head.