Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary
(A comprehensive Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary for the Web)
An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Character Interpretations
By Lawrence J. Howell and Hikaru Morimoto
– Covering more than 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan –
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Formerly 
SIS 
SIS of the element (Type 1 Phonetic) minus 刀 is 止 (leg/foot) + 舟 boat → make progress by various means (compare 履). The addition of 刀 sword/knife suggests forward progress on foot or by boat, in small, choppy increments (compare 践) → forward progress → before; in front (← immediately in front of one ← small, mincing steps; compare 先).
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