胶鞋 (jiāo xié) — rubber-soled shoe; sneaker, tennis shoe | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

rubber-soled shoesneakertennis shoe

Measure word · 双

Examples

胶鞋。
Xià yǔ tiān chuān jiāo xié bù róng yì huá dǎo.
Wearing rubber-soled shoes on rainy days makes it less easy to slip.
胶鞋。
Tā mǎi le yì shuāng xīn de jiāo xié qù pǎo bù.
He bought a new pair of sneakers to go running.
胶鞋。
Zhè zhǒng jiāo xié de xié dǐ hěn nài mó.
The soles of this kind of rubber-soled shoe are very durable.

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.

The 胶 rubber material defines the 鞋 shoe.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 膠; 胶 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròumeat; flesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

翏

翏liù膠jiāo

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 膠 pairs ⺼ (meat; flesh) with 翏, which gives the sound.

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

革圭鞋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

革革géleather

Sound part声符shēngfú

圭

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

鞋 puts 革 (leather) beside 圭 to show leather shoes; 圭 gives the sound and originally drew a pair of ritual axes, not earth.

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Footwear & Accessories

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