靴 = 革 + 化

靴 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “boots”. It is built from 革 (leather) and 化 (change).

Keyword: boots
Pinyin (Mandarin): xuē
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: ботинки
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 靴 shoes

Decomposition

ids

革 leather
化 change

How to find 靴 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “leather” + “change”. 靴 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 靴 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.