袖 (xiù)

sleeve

How 袖 is written

Strokes
10
Radical
衤 — clothes
Traditional
袖
Simplified
袖 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 袖

衣袖 yīxiù
the sleeve of a garment
領袖 lǐngxiù
leader; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
短袖 duǎnxiù
short sleeves; short-sleeved shirt
袖口 xiùkǒu
cuff
袖子 xiùzi
sleeve
袖珍 xiùzhēn
pocket-sized; pocket (book etc)
套袖 tàoxiù
sleeve cover
拂袖而去 fúxiùérqù
to brush with one's sleeve then go (idiom); to turn and leave abruptly
袖套 xiùtào
sleeve cover; outer sleeve
袖手旁觀 xiùshǒupángguān
to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
袖扣 xiùkòu
cufflinks
袖標 xiùbiāo
armband; sleeve badge

袖 in a sentence

台灣的夏天很熱,大家都穿短袖。

Táiwān de xiàtiān hěn rè, dàjiā dōu chuān duǎnxiù.

“Summer in Taiwan is very hot; everyone wears short sleeves.”

How common is 袖?

袖 is the 1,684th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 95.7% of all running text.

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