to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic wit
脚 · 11 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 却 represents the sound. Simplified form of 腳.
踏 · 15 strokes
实 · 8 strokes
Simplified form of 實. Depicts a string of money (貫) under a roof (宀). Based on the original meaning "rich; plentiful". The meaning later expanded to "solid", "fruit", and "true". The 貫 component was…
地 · 6 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 也 represents the sound.
年轻人应该脚踏实地，一步一步来。
Young people should be down-to-earth and take things step by step.