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鞋

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shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

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HSK 3.0
Level 2
Old HSK
Level 3
Strokes
15
Radical
革 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
鞋
Common rank
#942
Unicode
U+978B

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 鞋 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

革 meaning “leather” + 圭 sound ( guī )

Components 革 圭

How to remember it

shoes · Heisig RSH #1408

革 leather + bricks

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 鞋

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

WordPinyinMeaning
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); …

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
圭 sound part 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