jù

屦

Character · NounTraditional屨

ancient straw or hemp shoes

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

ancient shoes made of hemp, straw, or kudzu fiber

archaic

Used exclusively in ancient texts and historical contexts to refer to a specific type of footwear for commoners or informal wear. Does not refer to modern shoes.

Gǔ古
zhī之
shù庶
mín民
 ，
cháng常
zhuó着
má麻
jù屨
 。

In ancient times, common people often wore hemp shoes.

Gé葛
jù屨
wǔ五
liǎng两
 ，
guān冠
ruí緌
shuāng双
zhǐ止
 。

Five pairs of kudzu shoes, two tassels on the hat.

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Cǐ此
rén人
yī衣
shān衫
lán褴
lǚ褛
 ，
zú足
wú无
wán完
jù屨
 。

This person's clothes were ragged, and they didn't even have a whole pair of shoes.