鞋楦 (xiéxuàn): shoe tree

Measure Word

一个鞋楦 gè

Píxié chuān wán hòu fàng shàng xiéxuàn kěyǐ bǎochí xié xíng.

Putting a shoe tree in your leather shoes after wearing them helps keep their shape.

Zhè shuāng shǒugōng píxié shì yòng mù xiéxuàn dìngxíng de.

This pair of handmade leather shoes was shaped using a wooden last.

memory

鞋 (xié) means shoe; 楦 (xuàn) is a wooden form used to stretch or shape something. Together: the wooden form that lives inside your shoes.

鞋 xié

楦 xuàn