鞋匠 (xié jiang) — shoemaker, cobbler | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

shoemakercobbler

Measure word · 个

鞋匠。
xié jiang Zhèng zài xiū xié.
The shoemaker is repairing shoes.
鞋匠。
Wǒ zhǎo xié jiang zuò le yì shuāng xīn xié.
I had the shoemaker make a new pair of shoes.
鞋匠。
Lǎo xié jiang de xié zuò dé hěn hǎo.
The old shoemaker makes shoes very well.

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.

“鞋” names shoes and “匠” names a skilled worker, so a person who makes or repairs shoes.

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.

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.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

匚斤匠

Traditionally, 匠 combines 匚, a box, with 斤, an axe.

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