Definitions
children's shoe (old); to wear one's shoes babouche style
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The character 靸 (sǎ) is a phono-semantic compound formed by the semantic leather radical 革 (gé), which relates to animal hides and footwear, and the phonetic component 及 (jí). It describes a casual way of wearing shoes, specifically treading on the heel to wear them as slip-ons, or refers to the slippers themselves. This term conveys an informal approach to footwear, contrasting with formal dress codes, and remains a precise word for a everyday habit that has persisted across different eras.
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