Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/鞋-xié-shoe

鞋 xié shoe in Mandarin Chinese

Radical is 革 gé “animal skin.” Phonetic is 圭 guī, which refers to a musical instrument used on ceremonial occasions. 鞋 xié shoe [N]

一双鞋 (一雙鞋) yìshuāng xié a pair of shoes

雨鞋 yŭxié rain shoes [N]

高跟鞋 gāogēnxié high-heel shoes [N]

鞋店 xiédiàn shoe store [PH]

鞋厂 (鞋廠) xiéchăng shoe factory [PH]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler