鞋垫 (xié diàn) — insole, shoe pad | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

insoleshoe pad

Measure word · 块

鞋垫，。
Zhè shuāng xié diàn hěn ruǎn, zǒu qǐ lù lái hěn shū fu.
This pair of insoles is very soft and comfortable to walk in.
鞋垫。
Wǒ mǎi le yì shuāng xīn de xié diàn fàng zài yùn dòng xié lǐ.
I bought a new pair of insoles and put them in my sneakers.
鞋垫，。
Zhè zhǒng xié diàn kě yǐ xī hàn, fáng zhǐ jiǎo chòu.
This kind of shoe pad absorbs sweat and prevents foot odor.

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 a shoe and 垫 names a pad, so it names a pad placed inside a 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.

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.

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 墊; 垫 is its simplified writing.

執土墊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

執

執zhí墊diàn

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

The traditional form 墊 pairs 土, showing earth, with 執, providing the sound; this is about 墊, not the simplified 垫.

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