球鞋
HSK 2 (2021)
球鞋 (qiúxié) · sneakers
球鞋 (qiúxié) means “sneakers; sports shoes”. It is written with 2 characters: 球 (ball) + 鞋 (shoe). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 球鞋 is built
The characters
球 qiú · ball
What 球 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 求qiú — to seek
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 氺shui — structural part
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 王 gives the meaning, 求 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
鞋 xié · shoe
What 鞋 is made of
- 革gé — leather
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 圭guī — jade tablet
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 革 gives the meaning, 圭 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我要买新球鞋。Wǒ yào mǎi xīn qiúxié.I want to buy new sneakers.
你的球鞋是什么颜色的？Nǐ de qiúxié shì shénme yánsè de?What color are your sneakers?
Questions about 球鞋
What does 球鞋 mean?
球鞋 (qiúxié) means “sneakers; sports shoes”.
How do you pronounce 球鞋?
球鞋 is pronounced qiúxié.
Which HSK level is 球鞋?
球鞋 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 打球dǎqiúto play ball
- 地球dìqiúthe earth
- 篮球lánqiúbasketball
- 排球páiqiúvolleyball
- 球场qiúchǎngsports field
- 球队qiúduì(sports) team
- 网球wǎngqiútennis
- 球迷qiúmísports fan
- 全球quánqiúthe whole world
- 足球zúqiúfootball
Learn 球鞋 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.