TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
履
履 ＝ 尸 ＋ 彳 ＋ 夊 ＋ 舟
ㄌㄩˇ · lǚ
verb — to tread, to walk; to carry out; noun — a shoe
字源 FORM — what the parts do
尸義a body, bending to step
彳義a step taken on the road
夊義a trailing foot, the walking
舟形the worn lower piece, once the shoe's shape
A body (尸) bent to walk, a step on the road (彳), a foot following after (夊) — the act of treading, putting one's feet to the ground. From treading comes the shoe that does it, and from walking a path comes carrying a thing out: 履行、履歷.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
身子（尸）前傾，一步一步（彳、夊）踩著走過去——腳下是鞋。
The body (尸) leans forward and treads on, step after step (彳, 夊) — a shoe under each foot.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)履— to tread, to walk on
→鞋履— a shoe, footwear
⇒履行— to carry out, fulfil常用
⇒履歷— a record of what one has walked through, a résumé
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension