WHOLE CHARACTER
鞋
shoes — things worn on the feet for walking
鞋 is shoes: 皮鞋 'leather shoes', 鞋子 'shoes', 运动鞋 'sneakers'.
ZDIC: 形声，从革、圭声.
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鞋
shoes — things worn on the feet for walking
鞋 is shoes: 皮鞋 'leather shoes', 鞋子 'shoes', 运动鞋 'sneakers'.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
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ZDIC: 形声，从革、圭声.
MEANING: THE LEATHER SIDE (ZDIC 从革)
革
leather; tanned hide
A standalone character and radical (gé, leather); it marks leather/hide characters, and each page shows its own role.
In 鞋: meaning: the leather side (ZDIC 从革) Old shoes were tanned hide.
OLD SOUND SIDE: 圭 (GUĪ)
圭
a jade tablet (ancient); two 土 doubled
A standalone character whose shape also appears as a side piece in several characters; per-character roles are shown on each page.
In 鞋: old sound side: 圭 (guī) No clean modern match (guī vs xié); a historical sound side.
Tone 2
- shoes — things worn on the feet for walking
- 皮鞋leather shoes
- 鞋子shoes
- 运动鞋sneakers; sports shoes
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