HSK 2

(xié): shoes, footwear in general

xié

shoes, footwear in general

Pinyin

xié

HSK Level

Level 2

Characters

1

English Meaning

shoes, footwear in general

How to Write (xié)

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

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Origin of

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

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

leather, animal hide
jade tablet

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

皮鞋

píxié

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