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袄 (ǎo): Lined coat or jacket — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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袄 stroke order diagram

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袄

夭tender or young

袄=衤clothing+夭tender or young

Clothing (衤) designed to be warm and cozy, with the right component (夭) hinting at soft, bending posture — a padded jacket.

4.

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Example Sentences

dōng冬

tiān天

chuān穿

mián棉

ǎo袄

hěn很

nuǎn暖

huo和

。

Wearing a cotton-padded jacket in winter is very warm.

qiū秋

tiān天

chuān穿

jiá夹

ǎo袄

zhèng正

hé合

shì适

zhè这

jiàn件

pí皮

ǎo袄

shì是

yé爷

ye爷

de的

chuán

Information

Pinyinǎo

Meaninglined coat or jacket

Strokes9

Radical衤

Traditional襖

StructureLeft-Right

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Zhuyinㄠˇ

UnicodeU+8884

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。

Wearing a lined jacket in autumn is just right.

传

jiā家

bǎo宝

。

This fur-lined jacket is grandpa's family heirloom.

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Characters pronounced "ao".

澳àoinlet, bay; dock, bank
敖áoramble, play about; leisurely; surname
翱áosoar, roam
拗àoto pull, drag, break off, to pluck (a flower); bent, warped; perverse, obstinate
懊àovexed, worried, nervous; regret
嚣áonoisy, clamorous, boisterous

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "衤".

袒tǎnstrip; lay bare; bared; naked
褐hècoarse woolen cloth; dull, dark
襟jīnlapel, collar
褂guàjacket, overcoat, coat; gown
裆dāngcrotch or seat of pants; pants
褪tuìstrip, undress; fall off; fade

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