鞋
HSK 2

鞋 (xié): shoes, footwear in general

xié

shoes, footwear in general

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Pinyin

xié

HSK Level

Level 2

Characters

1

English Meaning

shoes, footwear in general

How to Write 鞋 (xié)

鞋 is written in 15 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 鞋

A phono-semantic compound: 革 (leather) carries the meaning, and 圭 hints at the pronunciation.

What 鞋 is Made Of

鞋 is built from 2 components:

革leather, animal hide
圭jade tablet

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Words Using 鞋

Common Chinese words that contain 鞋:

皮鞋

píxié

Characters Related to 鞋

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