靴

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boots

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

革 meaning “leather” + 化 sound ( huà )

Components 革化

boots · Heisig RSH #2839

革 leather + 变 change

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
靴子落地	xuē zi luò dì	(lit.) the boot hits the floor (idiom); (fig.) a much-anticipated, impactful development h…
防毒靴套	fáng dú xuē tào	gas-protection boots; protective boots
雪地靴	xuě dì xuē	ugg boots
长统靴	cháng tǒng xuē	variant of 長筒靴\|长筒靴[chang2 tong3 xue1]
靴子	xuē zi	boots
马靴	mǎ xuē	riding boots
长靴	cháng xuē	boot
高筒靴	gāo tǒng xuē	tall boots
长筒靴	cháng tǒng xuē	tall boots
涉水靴	shè shuǐ xuē	wading boots; high-topped waterproof boots
雨靴	yǔ xuē	rain boots; rubber boots; CL:雙\|双[shuang1]
短靴	duǎn xuē	ankle boots
挂靴	guà xuē	(sports) to hang up one's boots; to retire
靴掖子	xuē yē zi	double layer of padding in a boot
靴裤	xuē kù	boot cut (e.g. of jeans etc)
靴篱莺	xuē lí yīng	(bird species of China) booted warbler (Iduna caligata)
靴隼雕	xuē sǔn diāo	(bird species of China) booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
隔靴搔痒	gé xuē sāo yǎng	lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom); fig. beside the point; ineffectual
毡靴	zhān xuē	felt boots; valenki (traditional Russian footwear)

Characters sharing the sound component 化 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
化 sound part	huà	to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
华	huá	flowery; illustrious; Chinese
货	huò	products, merchandise; goods, commodities
讹	é	to swindle, to cheat; wrong, error; falsehood