Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

shoe

Chinese: 鞋子。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xie” becomes a different word in each tone. 鞋 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 球鞋qiú xiéathletic shoes
  • 皮鞋pí xiéleather shoes
  • 高跟鞋gāo gēn xiéhigh-heeled shoes
  • 拖鞋tuō xiéslippers; sandals; flip-flops
  • 凉鞋liáng xiésandal

Example Sentence

这双鞋穿起来又舒服又合脚。Zhè shuāng xié chuān qǐ lái yòu shū fu yòu hé jiǎo.This pair of shoes is comfortable and fits well.

Zhèthisshuāngtwoxiéshoe穿chuānto wear起来qǐ láito stand upyòuagain舒服shū fucomfortableyòuagain合脚hé jiǎofitting one's feet (of sho