靴 (xuē): boots
靴 (xuē) is a Chinese character meaning “boots.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 革 (semantic) and 化 (phonetic). It ranks #2793 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 靴 leather. Its radical form 革 (leather) appears in many related characters such as 鞋 (xié, shoe), 革 (gé, animal hide), 靶 (bǎ, target).
Definitions
- boots
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 靴子noun | xuē zi | boots |
| 雨靴noun | yǔ xuē | rain boots |
| 马靴noun | mǎ xuē | riding boots |
| 靴子落地phrase | xuē zi luò dì | (lit.) the boot hits the floor (idiom) |
| 长统靴noun | cháng tǒng xuē | variant of 長筒靴|长筒靴 |
| 雪地靴noun | xuě dì xuē | ugg boots |
| 防毒靴套 | fáng dú xuē tào | gas-protection boots |
| 涉水靴 | shè shuǐ xuē | wading boots |
| 长靴noun | cháng xuē | boot |
| 靴掖子 | xuē yē zi | double layer of padding in a boot |
| 长筒靴 | cháng tǒng xuē | tall boots |
| 高筒靴 | gāo tǒng xuē | tall boots |
| 短靴 | duǎn xuē | ankle boots |
| 挂靴verb | guà xuē | (sports) to hang up one's boots |
| 隔靴搔痒phrase | gé xuē sāo yǎng | lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom) |
靴 appears in 19 compound words: 32 as the first character, 58 as the last, and 11 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 靴 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
靴字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
xuē zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character for "boot" is written is quite unique and left a deep impression on me.
当决赛落幕，他登顶本届世界杯射手榜，成为历史上首位蝉联世界杯金靴奖的球员。
dāng jué sài luò mù , tā dēng dǐng běn jiè shì jiè bēi shè shǒu bǎng , chéng wéi lì shǐ shàng shǒu wèi 蝉 lián shì jiè bēi jīn xuē jiǎng de qiú yuán .
When the final ended, he topped the scoring chart for this World Cup, becoming the first player in history to win the World Cup Golden Boot two years in a row.
法国队的姆巴佩荣膺世界杯金靴奖。
fǎ guó duì de mǔ bā pèi róng 膺 shì jiè bēi jīn xuē jiǎng .
France's Kylian Mbappé was named the World Cup Golden Boot winner.
姆巴佩凭借10粒进球获得世界杯金靴奖。
mǔ bā pèi píng jiè 1 0 lì jìn qiú huò dé shì jiè bēi jīn xuē jiǎng .
Mbappé won the World Cup Golden Boot with 10 goals.
本场铜牌赛的核心看点，当属金靴奖争夺。
běn chǎng tóng pái sài de hé xīn kàn diǎn , dāng shǔ jīn xuē jiǎng zhēng duó .
The main highlight of this bronze medal match is undoubtedly the race for the Golden Boot.
梅西、凯恩与贝林厄姆是这场比赛的焦点球员，三人均是本届赛事金靴奖的有力争夺者。
méi xī , kǎi ēn yǔ bèi lín è mǔ shì zhè chǎng bǐ sài de jiāo diǎn qiú yuán , sān rén jūn shì běn jiè sài shì jīn xuē jiǎng de yǒu lì zhēng duó zhě .
Messi, Kane, and Bellingham are the key players in this match; all three are strong contenders for the Golden Boot in this tournament.
他刮下靴子上的泥巴。
Tā guā xià xuēzi shàng de níbā.
He scraped the mud off his boots.
齐里擦拭他的军靴。
Qí lǐ cāshì tā de jūn xuē.
Ziri cleaned his combat boots.
这靴是用皮革做的。
Zhè xuē shì yòng pígé zuò de.
These boots are made of leather.
我想买一双滑雪靴。
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī shuāng huáxuě xuē.
I want to buy a pair of ski boots.
Character Family
革 Radical Family — Characters sharing the leather radical
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