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鞋

xié

shoes

A pair of shoes
Memory picture

Character

鞋 xié

Strokes
15
Radical
革 — leather, animal hide
Made of
革 leather, animal hide 圭 jade tablet
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这双鞋很新。 Zhè shuāng xié hěn xīn. This pair of shoes is new.
  • 我买鞋了。 Wǒ mǎi xié le. I bought shoes.
  • 鞋在门口。 Xié zài ménkǒu. The shoes are by the door.

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