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Nike China sizing: foot length and shoe-label sizes differ

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Nike China’s men’s footwear guide says centimetre sizes on boxes and labels differ from foot length in centimetres.

What the source reports

CMB source comparison of Nike China older-kids chart: US 4.5Y, China 235 mm, EU 36.5; US 5Y, China 235 mm, EU 37.5.
CMB comparison of selected Nike China older-kids chart entries, checked October 11, 2026. Source: Nike China kids’ footwear guide. These are source size labels, not measured foot lengths. View full-size image

Nike China’s men’s footwear guide says centimetre sizes on boxes and labels differ from foot length in centimetres. 足部长度 means foot length; 尺码 means size. A shared unit does not make the two descriptions interchangeable.

The kids’ footwear chart offers another example. In its older-kids section, both US 4.5Y and US 5Y carry a Chinese 235 mm entry, while their European entries are 36.5 and 37.5 respectively. This is a selected mapping from that chart, not a universal conversion rule or a claim that the two shoes fit identically.

Nike older-kids US entryChina — mmEU entry
4.5Y23536.5
5Y23537.5
Selected entries from Nike China’s kids’ chart, checked October 11, 2026. These are size labels, not measurements taken by CMB.
Those instructions belong to that guide. CMB does not infer a general rule for another brand, product construction or category from them.

Sources: Nike China kids’ footwear chart and men’s footwear guide, checked October 11, 2026; publication dates were not established. Only selected mappings and guidance are discussed. CMB did not measure a foot or compare physical shoes. The hero is an AI-generated editorial concept poster; the comparison is original CMB typesetting of selected source entries.

Source and scope

This article summarizes the cited public source. Company disclosures, survey responses and estimates retain their original scope. It does not establish results for an individual brand or reproduce a completed product or service test. Read the source

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