靴 xuē
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 革 — leather, animal hide
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
靴子
xuēzi
boots
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 她把沾满泥水的靴子放在门外，免得弄脏新铺的地毯。 Tā bǎ zhān mǎn níshuǐ de xuēzi fàng zài ménwài, miǎnde nòng zāng xīn pū de dìtǎn. She left the muddy boots outside the door so as not to dirty the newly laid carpet.
- 冬天雪很深，出门一定要穿高筒的靴子。 Dōngtiān xuě hěn shēn, chūmén yīdìng yào chuān gāotǒng de xuēzi. In winter the snow is deep, so you must wear high boots when going out.
- 下雨天他穿着胶皮靴子在公园踩水玩。 Xiàyǔ tiān tā chuānzhe jiāopí xuēzi zài gōngyuán cǎi shuǐ wán. On rainy days he wears rubber boots and plays by stepping in puddles in the park.