鞋
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shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
15 strokes
Dict coverage rank #943 U+978B
How 鞋 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
革 (semantic, “leather”) + 圭 (phonetic, guī)
How to remember it
shoes · Heisig RSH #1408
革 leather + bricks
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 圭
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 圭 (guī) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圭 sound component | guī | jade tablet |
| 挂 | guà | to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense |
| 街 | jiē | street, road, thoroughfare |
| 佳 | jiā | good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful |
| 桂 | guì | cassia, cinnamon |
| 硅 | guī | silicon |
| 哇 | wā | to vomit; an infant's cry |
| 闺 | guī | women's quarters; lady's apartment |
| 蛙 | wā | frog |
| 奎 | kuí | a man's stride; a constellation |
| 卦 | guà | divination, fortune-telling |
| 洼 | wā | pit, hollow, depression; swamp |
| 畦 | qí | sections in a vegetable farm |
| 眭 | suī | a piercing gaze; the evil eye |
| 筀 | guì | bamboo (archaic) |
| 絓 | guà | to hinder, to obstruct |
| 鲑 | guī | salmon; Spheroides vermicularis |
| 恚 | huì | anger, rage |
| 诖 | guà | error, mistake; to deceive, to mislead |
Words containing 鞋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制鞋工人 | zhì xié gōng rén | shoemaker; cobbler |
| 罗马鞋 | Luó mǎ xié | caligae (sandals worn by Roman soldiers in ancient times); (fashion) Roman-style sandals; … |
| 运动鞋 | yùn dòng xié | sports shoes; sneakers |
| 鱼嘴鞋 | yú zuǐ xié | open-toed shoe; peep-toe |
| 皮鞋油 | pí xié yóu | shoe polish |
| 时装鞋 | shí zhuāng xié | dress shoes |
| 正脚鞋 | zhèng jiǎo xié | shoe that can be worn on either foot |
| 鞋子 | xié zi | shoe |
| 上鞋 | shàng xié | to sole a shoe; to stitch the sole to the upper |
| 乐福鞋 | lè fú xié | loafer shoes (loanword) |
| 直脚鞋 | zhí jiǎo xié | shoe that can be worn on either foot |
| 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 | tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu | to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily |
| 布鞋 | bù xié | cloth shoes; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] |
| 人字拖鞋 | rén zì tuō xié | flip-flops; flip-flop sandals; thongs; see also 人字拖[ren2 zi4 tuo1] |
| 木鞋 | mù xié | clogs (footwear); sabot |
| 球鞋 | qiú xié | athletic shoes |
| 罗马凉鞋 | Luó mǎ liáng xié | Roman sandals; ankle-strap sandals |
| 单鞋 | dān xié | unpadded shoes |
| 皮鞋 | pí xié | leather shoes |
| 常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋 | cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié | a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb); … |