xié
鞵
shoe (archaic variant)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
shoe; footwear (archaic or literary variant of 鞋)
literaryUsed exclusively in classical Chinese texts, poetry, or formal literary contexts to refer to footwear, often implying traditional wooden-soled shoes or ceremonial footwear. Not used in modern spoken Mandarin.
Gǔ古
rén人
rù入
shì室
，
bì必
xiān先
tuō脱
xié屧
。
When ancient people entered a room, they would first remove their shoes.
Tíng庭
qián前
yí遗
yǒu有
yī一
zhī只
jiù旧
xié屧
。
An old shoe was left behind in front of the courtyard.
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Mù木
xié屧
shēng声
shēng声
xiǎng响
huà画
láng廊
。
The sound of wooden shoes echoed through the painted corridor.