鞋 (xié): shoe, ,隻|只, variant of 鞋

鞋 (xié) is a Chinese character meaning “shoe.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 革 (semantic) and 圭 (phonetic). It ranks #1627 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 鞋 leather. Its radical form 革 (leather) appears in many related characters such as 革 (gé, animal hide), 靴 (xuē, boots), 靶 (bǎ, target).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. shoe
  2. ,隻|只
  3. variant of 鞋

Etymology & Origin

鞋

pictophoneticleather

Decomposition: ⿰革圭 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 鞋

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
拖鞋nountuō xiéslippers5
皮鞋nounpí xiéleather shoes4

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
鞋子nounxié zishoe
高跟鞋noungāo gēn xiéhigh-heeled shoes
鞋带nounxié dàishoelace
运动鞋nounyùn dòng xiésports shoes
球鞋nounqiú xiéathletic shoes
鞋底nounxié dǐsole (of a shoe)
鞋跟nounxié gēnheel (of a shoe)
鞋匠nounxié jiangshoemaker
凉鞋nounliáng xiésandal
溜冰鞋nounliū bīng xiéskating shoes
冰鞋nounbīng xiéskating boots
破鞋nounpò xiébroken shoes
鞋垫nounxié diàninsole
跑鞋nounpǎo xiérunning shoes
鞋油nounxié yóushoe polish
87
Total compounds
18
As first character
69
As last character
13
As middle character

鞋 appears in 87 compound words: 18 as the first character, 69 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 鞋 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

匠jiàng
0.516858 co-occurrences
拖tuō
0.496950 co-occurrences
袜wà
0.469130 co-occurrences
跟gēn
0.4591,802 co-occurrences
溜liū
0.458272 co-occurrences
皮pí
0.4511,774 co-occurrences
穿chuān
0.4491,768 co-occurrences
履lǚ
0.433430 co-occurrences
擦cā
0.432437 co-occurrences
靴xuē
0.429164 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

踏破铁鞋tàpòtiěxiéHSK 6+

to search high and low

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这双鞋很舒服,走一整天也不会觉得累。

Zhè shuāng xié hěn shūfu, zǒu yī zhěng tiān yě bù huì juéde lèi.

These shoes are very comfortable; you won't feel tired even after walking all day.

EttodayFeb 2026

5双话题鞋款!TWICE Momo穿鬼冢虎流苏款太...

5 shuāng huà tí xié kuǎn ! T W I C E M o m o chuān guǐ 冢 hǔ liú sū kuǎn tài . . .

5 pairs of topical shoes! TWICE Momo wears Onizuka Tiger tassel too...

EttodayFeb 2026

...》姜诺拉学无害千金穿搭 半统袜搭配玛莉珍鞋是关键

. . . jiāng nuò lā xué wú hài qiān jīn chuān dā bàn tǒng wà dā pèi 玛 lì zhēn xié shì guān jiàn

...", Jiang Nora learns to wear harmless daughter clothes Semi-unified socks with Mary Jane shoes are the key

Khmer TimesFeb 2026

2025年1月柬埔寨服装和鞋类出口额攀升至14亿美元

nián yuè jiǎn 埔 zhài fú zhuāng hé xié lèi chū kǒu é pān shēng zhì yì měi yuán

[Translation pending - quota exceeded]

Hypebeast. TwFeb 2026

...rdan 1 再度回歸 領軍本週最注目球鞋新品

. . . zài dù huí 歸 領 軍 běn 週 zuì zhù mù qiú xié xīn pǐn

[Translation pending - API quota exceeded]

HypebeastFeb 2026

...inals 攜手 SP5DER 推出全球鞋履與服飾聯乘系列

. . . 攜 shǒu tuī chū quán qiú xié lǚ 與 fú 飾 聯 chéng xì liè

... inals and SP5DER launch a global shoe and apparel collaboration collection

Tatoeba

您能帮我修这双鞋吗?

Nín néng bāng wǒ xiū zhè shuāng xié ma?

Can you mend these shoes for me?

Tatoeba

你的鞋子在这儿。我的呢?

Nǐ de xiézi zài zhèr. wǒ de ne?

Your shoes are here. Where are mine?

Tatoeba

我可以试一下这双鞋吗?

Wǒ kěyǐ shì yīxià zhè shuāng xié ma?

Can I try on this pair of shoes?

Tatoeba

你把你的鞋怎么了?

Nǐ bǎ nǐ de xié zěnmele?

What did you do with your shoes?

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 革 (leather) component

革 Radical Family — Characters sharing the leather radical

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 鞋 (xié) mean in Chinese?
鞋 (xié) primarily means "shoe." It is classified as HSK Level 3, making it a beginner-level character. It ranks #1627 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 鞋 and 街?
鞋 (xié) and 街 (jiē) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 革 vs 行 (same 圭 component).
How many strokes does 鞋 have?
鞋 is written with 15 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 鞋?
The radical associated with 鞋 is 革 (leather). This radical appears in many characters related to leather.
What are the components of 鞋?
鞋 is composed of: 革 (semantic), 圭 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰革圭 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 鞋?
Common words with 鞋 include: 鞋子 (xié zi, "shoe"); 高跟鞋 (gāo gēn xié, "high-heeled shoes"); 鞋带 (xié dài, "shoelace"); 拖鞋 (tuō xié, "slippers"); 运动鞋 (yùn dòng xié, "sports shoes"). There are over 87 compound words containing this character.
Is 鞋 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 鞋 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.