An exact table of the ratio of shoe sizes from Chinese manufacturers to Russians may be required not only when buying such a product via the Internet, but also to decipher the data indicated on the branded items of the mass market.
To choose the right shoes, a person must be aware of how to take measurements correctly and what are the features of the correspondence of such wardrobe items intended for people of different genders.
Algorithm for taking measurements
Chinese shoe sizes into Russian ones (the table is usually a list of data suitable for the products of the most popular brands) can only be translated if you have a sufficient amount of knowledge about how to correctly take the appropriate measurements.
The algorithm includes a simple sequence of actions that can be performed even at home:
- Put a blank sheet of paper on the floor (the size must be at least A4).
- Put your foot on the paper, pressing your foot as much as possible to the surface.
- With a pencil or pen set perpendicular to the floor, trace the outline of the lower leg.
- Remove your foot from the paper and measure the number of cm between the heel and the most protruding toe (in the vast majority of people, this is the big toe).
- Put a ruler across the outline of the foot and measure the distance between the extreme points (this is how you can find out the actual width of the foot).
If a person plans to buy Chinese shoes for socks in the autumn-winter period, he needs to take measurements in tight socks.
Also, in such a case, it is recommended to add 1-1.5 cm to the final result. Manufacturers of warm shoes claim that the minimum supply is necessary for normal air circulation and keeping the feet warm in the cold season.
How to translate Chinese shoe size into Russian
In order for the buyer to correctly translate the Chinese shoe size into Russian, manufacturers or sellers offer him to use the generally accepted ratio tables. Most of them represent the simplest table, where, having found the appropriate indicator for the Chinese market, a person can find a Russian analogue nearby.
For a person who purchases shoes via the Internet and does not have the opportunity to try on the thing he likes before buying, one should look for sellers whose tables contain the most complete information about the size of a particular model.
Namely:
- Chinese size;
- foot length corresponding to a specific size range;
- width of the foot for the size of interest to the buyer;
- foot volume (calculated by wrapping a measuring tape around the widest part of the foot and carrying out further calculations using the formula: 0.25 * ... (foot girth) - 0.15 * ... (foot length - gender coefficient (for women it is 16, for men - 17) ;
- Russian size.
If the table offered by the seller does not contain such information, it should be requested on an individual basis, referring to the lack of an opportunity to get acquainted with the presented assortment live.
It is important to clarify this information, since, for example, when buying pumps from the Chinese market, women with wide feet will not even be able to try them on after receiving them, since the vast majority of Chinese women's shoes are made as narrow as possible.
Features of compliance of the sizes of Chinese shoes with Russian standards
The conversion table of Chinese shoe sizes into Russian ones will not be informative enough without understanding the features of the correspondence of such wardrobe items.
Men's footwear
The main feature of the selection of men's shoes is that Chinese manufacturers do not produce products for people with large feet. Given the diminutiveness of the inhabitants of their country, in the vast majority of cases they try to meet the standards of their home market.
That is why it is quite difficult to find men's shoes from a trusted Chinese manufacturer that are larger than size 41.
To help their Russian buyers determine the size of the model they like, sellers suggest that they use the generally accepted table of correspondences for men's shoes:
| Male foot length (in cm) | Chinese shoe size | A similar domestic indicator |
| 24 | 38 | 39 |
| 24.5 | 38.5 | 39.5 |
| 25 | 39 | 40 |
| 25.5 | 39 – 40 | 40 – 41 |
| 26 | 40 – 41 | 41 – 42 |
| 26.5 | 41 – 42 | 42 – 43 |
| 27 | 42 – 43 | 43 – 44 |
| 27.5 | 43 – 44 | 44 – 45 |
| 28 | 44 – 45 | 45 – 46 |
Considering that in the Chinese market men buy not only sports shoes, but also classics, it will not be superfluous to ask the seller before buying the model you like for its full characteristics.
Despite the fact that the vast majority of suppliers declare the possibility of returning goods or exchanging them for a more suitable one, in practice such a process can be very delayed and, as a result, require large investments (sending the goods and delivering their replacement usually occurs at the expense of the buyer, who made a mistake in choosing shoes before purchasing).
Women's shoes
Chinese shoe sizes for Russian ones (the table may vary depending on the style of a particular model, as well as the material from which it is made), in the case of a purchase for a woman, it is necessary to check all parameters, including the height of the rise and the volume of the foot.
To obtain a reliable indicator, it is recommended to take measurements twice a day, in the morning and in the evening, calculate the average and choose shoes in accordance with it.
This approach will help to avoid the occurrence of discomfort in the evening, with prolonged wearing of new shoes or boots (in the evening, the lower limbs slightly increase in size, which is especially felt in the area of the feet).
Ignoring this rule can lead not only to the formation of calluses and corns, but also to back pain arising from the incorrect distribution of the load on the spinal column.
The standard correspondence table of Chinese women's shoes with Russian looks like this:
| Distance between the outermost points of the foot along (in cm) | Chinese shoe size | Russian analog |
| 21 – 22 | 34 – 35 | 35 – 36 |
| 22 – 23 | 35 – 36 | 36 – 37 |
| 23 – 24 | 36 – 37 | 37 – 38 |
| 24 – 25 | 37 – 38 | 38 – 39 |
| 25 – 26 | 38 – 39 | 39 – 40 |
| 26 – 27 | 39 – 40 | 41 – 42 |
| 27 – 28 | 40 – 41 | 42 – 43 |
Due to the diminutiveness of Chinese women, large sizes of shoes intended for the fair half of humanity are extremely rare.
Children's shoes
Children's shoes are usually classified by Chinese manufacturers into 2 groups:
- footwear for “first steps” (this includes booties and all soft-soled shoes, in fact, intended for use at home or for sitting in a child in a stroller);
- shoes for older children (the classic version of shoes with a solid sole).
To avoid misunderstanding with the buyer, manufacturers and sellers of Chinese shoes indicate the group to which a particular model belongs in the description of their product.
It is important to understand that in the production of goods, foreign suppliers focus on the appearance of the products, rather than quality the materials used or the potential benefit to the child himself in the process of wearing such shoes.
That is why, when choosing shoes for a baby, parents should carefully study the characteristics of the product they like and be sure to request additional information from the seller related to the naturalness, breathability and plasticity of the purchased shoes.
The standard table of correspondence of sizes of Chinese children's shoes to Russian looks like this:
| Child's foot length (in cm) | Chinese shoe size | Russian shoe size |
| 10 – 11 | 10 – 11 | 17 – 18 |
| 11 – 12 | 11 | 18 – 19 |
| 12 – 13 | 11 – 12 | 19 – 20 |
| 13 – 14 | 12 | 20 – 21 |
| 14 – 15 | 12 – 13 | 22 – 23 |
| 15 – 16 | 13 | 23 – 24 |
| 16 – 17 | 13 – 14 | 24 – 25 |
| 17 – 18 | 14 | 25 – 26 |
| 18 – 19 | 14 – 15 | 26 – 27 |
| 19 – 20 | 15 | 27 – 28 |
| 20 – 21 | 15 – 16 | 28 – 29 |
| 21 – 22 | 16 | 29 – 30 |
| 22 – 23 | 16 – 17 | 30 – 31 |
Shoe size chart on Aliexpress
Chinese shoe sizes to Russian ones (the correspondence table may vary depending on the site on which the goods are purchased), it is most often required to translate when shopping on Aliexpress. It is the most popular Internet resource with a wide range of products from all categories of the consumer market.
Most of the products sold on Aliexpress come from China.
The website creators carefully monitor compliance with the rules of trade, practicing a policy of protecting both the consumer and the seller (for example, after buying a product online, funds from the buyer's account are blocked and verified by the payment system. They are transferred to the seller's account only after the first confirmation of receipt of his order).
Men's shoe size chart
| Male foot length (in cm) | Shoes size on Aliexpress | Actual size according to Russian standards |
| 25 – 26 | 24 – 25 | 39 – 40 |
| 26 – 27 | 25 – 26 | 40 – 41 |
| 27 – 28 | 26 – 27 | 41 – 42 |
| 28 – 29 | 27 – 28 | 42 – 43 |
| 29 – 30 | 28 – 29 | 43 – 44 |
| 30 – 31 | 29 – 30 | 44 – 45 |
| 31 – 32 | 30 – 31 | 45 – 46 |
| 33 – 34 | 31 – 32 | 46 — 47 |
Women's shoe size chart
| Female foot length (in cm) | Shoes size on Aliexpress | Actual size according to Russian standards |
| 21 – 22 | 22 – 23 | 34 – 35 |
| 22 – 23 | 23 – 24 | 35 – 36 |
| 23 – 24 | 24 – 25 | 36 – 37 |
| 24 – 25 | 25 – 26 | 37 – 38 |
| 25 – 26 | 26 – 27 | 38 – 39 |
| 26 – 27 | 27 – 28 | 39 – 40 |
| 27 – 28 | 28 – 29 | 40 – 41 |
| 28 – 29 | 29 – 30 | 41 – 42 |
kids' shoe size chart
| Children's foot length (in cm) | Shoes size on Aliexpress | Actual size according to Russian standards |
| 9 – 10 | 10 – 11 | 16 – 17 |
| 10 – 11 | 11 – 12 | 17 – 18 |
| 11 – 12 | 12 – 13 | 18 – 19 |
| 12 – 13 | 13 – 14 | 19 – 20 |
| 13 – 14 | 14 – 15 | 20 – 21 |
| 14 – 15 | 15 – 16 | 21 – 22 |
| 15 – 16 | 16 – 17 | 22 – 23 |
| 16 – 17 | 17 – 18 | 23 – 24 |
| 17 – 18 | 18 – 19 | 24 – 25 |
| 18 – 19 | 19 – 20 | 25 – 26 |
| 19 – 20 | 20 – 21 | 26 – 27 |
| 20 – 21 | 21 – 22 | 27 – 28 |
| 21 – 22 | 22 – 23 | 28 – 29 |
| 22 – 23 | 23 – 24 | 29 – 30 |
| 23 – 24 | 24 – 25 | 30 – 31 |
Famous brand sizes
Considering that well-known Chinese brands, in order to maintain their demand among buyers, use only high-quality materials in the production of footwear, the size range of their products does not differ significantly from generally accepted standards of compliance.
The dimensional grid is usually indicated by the suppliers of each company in the description of their product.
Currently, the most popular among buyers are products of Chinese brands:
- SIKETU;
- GNOME;
- POLALI.
Their size range is as follows:
SIKETU:
| Foot length (in cm) | Original size | Russian analog |
| 21 – 22 | 36 – 37 | 35 – 36 |
| 22 – 23 | 37 – 38 | 36 – 37 |
| 23 – 24 | 38 – 39 | 37 – 38 |
| 24 – 25 | 39 – 40 | 38 – 39 |
| 25 – 26 | 40 – 41 | 39 – 40 |
| 26 – 27 | 41 – 42 | 40 – 41 |
| 27 – 28 | 42 – 43 | 41 – 42 |
| 28 – 29 | 43 – 44 | 42 – 43 |
| 30 – 31 | 44 – 45 | 43 – 44 |
GNOME:
| Foot length (in cm) | Original size | Russian analog |
| 23 – 24 | 38 – 39 | 36 – 37 |
| 24 – 25 | 39 – 40 | 37 – 38 |
| 25 – 26 | 40 – 41 | 38 – 39 |
| 26 – 27 | 41 – 42 | 39 – 40 |
| 27 – 28 | 42 – 43 | 40 – 41 |
| 28 – 29 | 43 – 44 | 41 – 42 |
| 29 – 30 | 44 – 45 | 42 – 43 |
| 30 – 31 | 45 – 46 | 43 – 44 |
| 31 – 32 | 46 – 47 | 44 – 45 |
POLALI:
| Foot length (in cm) | Original size | Russian analog |
| 24 – 25 | 38 | 39 |
| 25 – 26 | 39 | 40 |
| 26 – 27 | 40 | 41 |
| 27 – 28 | 41 | 42 |
| 28 – 29 | 42 | 43 |
| 29 – 30 | 43 | 44 |
| 30 – 31 | 43.5 | 45 |
| 31 – 32 | 44 | 46 |
| 32 – 33 | 44.5 | 47 |
Chinese shoes of high-quality popular manufacturers from European and American manufacturers not only in cost, but also in quality. People around the world, including Russians, buy it online or in specialized brand stores.
Knowing how to correctly use the table of ratios of original sizes with European or other necessary analogs, consumers solve the only problem that provokes doubts about the advisability of buying Chinese goods over the Internet.
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