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皮靴 (pí xuē) — leather boots

Definition

noun
leather boots
Measure word · 双

Examples

  • 皮靴。
    Zhè shuāng pí xuē hěn piào liang.
    These leather boots are very beautiful.
  • 皮靴。
    Dōng tiān chuān pí xuē hěn nuǎn huo.
    Wearing leather boots in winter is very warm.
  • 皮靴。
    Tā mǎi le yì shuāng xīn pí xuē.
    He bought a new pair of leather boots.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

皮píleather
靴xuēboots

皮 tells the material, 靴 names the footwear; together they mean leather boots.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

皮 shows a hand pulling fur off an animal pelt, with the pelt drawn at the upper left.

Open 皮 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
革革géleather
Sound part声符shēngfú
化
化huà靴xuē
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

靴 combines 革 (leather) with 化, which hints at its sound.

Open 靴 →
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Footwear & Accessories

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