xuàn

a last for making shoes

xuàn
variant
to stretch or shape
To stretch or shape a shoe or hat using a wood block; to use a last to maintain the shape of footwear
to stuff or fill
To fill up or stuff an empty space with padding, such as paper or straw, to keep an object's shape or protect it during transport.
last or block
(bound form) A wooden model used for making or shaping shoes or hats, usually called 楦子 xuàn​zi
xuàn
last
(bound form) a last; a wooden model of a foot or head used by shoemakers or hatmakers; same as xuàn
to stretch
to use a last to stretch or fill the inside of a shoe or hat; to stuff something to make it full; same as xuàn

Frequency

Written text
0.590 per million

Details

Strokes
13
Unicode
U+6965

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)