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鞋

xié
HSK 3
#1,636 most
frequent character
shoe
noun
Measure words:双 shuāng,只 zhī

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

鞋 uses 革 leather as the meaning part and 圭 guī for the sound. It first meant a type of shoe made from leather. From that it grew to mean shoes in general.

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Example Sentences

我买了一双新的鞋。
wǒ mǎi le yīshuāng xīnde xié 。
I bought a new pair of shoes.
这双鞋很舒服。
zhè shuāng xié hěn shūfú 。
This pair of shoes is very comfortable.
她喜欢穿红色的鞋。
tā xǐhuān chuān hóngsè de xié 。
She likes to wear red shoes.

Words with similar meanings

鞋子xiézǐ
shoes
A more general term that can refer to any type of footwear.

Homophones

HSK 5
斜xié
inclined, slanting, oblique
邪xié
demonic, iniquitous, nefarious
协xié
to cooperate, to harmonize, to help
叶xié
to be in harmony

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Public Lists with 鞋

Shopping
Stores, malls, purchases, bargaining, discounts, receipts, etc.
HSK 3
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