yào
袎
upper part of a boot or shoe; boot shaft
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the upper part of a boot or shoe; bootleg; shoe shaft
archaicLiterary/archaic variant of 靿. Rarely used in modern Mandarin except in specific dialects or classical texts describing footwear.
Gǔ古
rén人
suǒ所
zhù著
zhī之
lǚ履
，
yào袎
gāo高
ér而
dǐ底
hòu厚
。
The shoes worn by ancient people had high uppers and thick soles.
xuē靴
yào袎
the shaft of a boot
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Cǐ此
zì字
yǔ与
yào靿
tóng同
，
zhǐ指
xié鞋
yào袎
yě也
。
This character is the same as 靿, referring to the upper of a shoe.