tread, step on, trample, practice, carry through
践 centers on the physical act of stepping or treading, and extends naturally to the idea of putting something into practice or carrying it through, as if walking a path.
践 combines 足 (foot) with 戋, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of stepping or treading.
The left side 足 means foot. Picture a foot stepping firmly on the ground, treading a path. That same foot can also represent putting an idea into practice, step by step.
For セン, imagine a line (線, せん) drawn on the ground that you must tread carefully along: 線 -> セン, and your foot follows the line.
practice; putting into practice; implementation
practical example
practical ethics (morality)
practical philosophy
Jissen Women's University
Jissen Women's University Junior College
Jissen Women's Junior College
practical person; man of action; doer
practical reason or ethics
postulates of practical reason
Critique of Practical Reason (Kant)
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
practitioner
acting up to one's principles
practical ethics (morality)
implementation; carrying out; practice
Japan Association for Greening Deserts
accession (to the throne)
keeping one's word
trampling down; trampling underfoot; treading on