袖
HSK 6

袖 (xiù): sleeve, put something in sleeve

xiù

sleeve, put something in sleeve

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Pinyin

xiù

HSK Level

Level 6

Characters

1

English Meaning

sleeve, put something in sleeve

How to Write 袖 (xiù)

袖 is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 袖

A phono-semantic compound: 衤 (clothes) carries the meaning, and 由 hints at the pronunciation.

What 袖 is Made Of

袖 is built from 2 components:

衤cloth
由cause, reason

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Words Using 袖

Common Chinese words that contain 袖:

领袖

lǐngxiù

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