鞋 (xié): shoe, CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1], variant of 鞋[xie2]
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).
Definitions
- shoe
- Classifier: 雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- variant of 鞋[xie2]
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 鞋
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鞋子 | xié zi | shoe |
| 高跟鞋 | gāo gēn xié | high-heeled shoes |
| 鞋带 | xié dài | shoelace |
| 运动鞋 | yùn dòng xié | sports shoes |
| 球鞋 | qiú xié | athletic shoes |
| 鞋底 | xié dǐ | sole (of a shoe) |
| 鞋跟 | xié gēn | heel (of a shoe) |
| 鞋匠 | xié jiang | shoemaker |
| 凉鞋 | liáng xié | sandal |
| 溜冰鞋 | liū bīng xié | skating shoes |
| 冰鞋 | bīng xié | skating boots |
| 破鞋 | pò xié | broken shoes |
| 鞋垫 | xié diàn | insole |
| 跑鞋 | pǎo xié | running shoes |
| 鞋油 | xié yóu | shoe polish |
鞋 appears in 83 compound words: 17 as the first character, 70 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.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
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.
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...
...》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
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
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...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]
...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
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?
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?
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?
你把你的鞋怎么了？
Nǐ bǎ nǐ de xié zěnmele?
What did you do with your shoes?
Character Family
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