Chinese symbol for “slipper”
舄
xì
shoe; slipper
The closest CC-CEDICT match for slipper is 舄 (xì), defined as: shoe; slipper.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 舄.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 履舄交错 (履舄交錯) | lǚ xì jiāo cuò | lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go; a lively party |
See also: Japanese symbol for “slipper”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.