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Animated Stroke Order 袍

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How to write 袍 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 袍

袍 stroke order diagram

3.

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袍

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4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 袍

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5.

How to Use 袍

Common word with 袍

One common HSK word with 袍 is 旗袍, meaning "chi-pao/cheongsam [a close-fitting woman's dress with high neck and slit skirt]".

旗袍 • qí páo • chi-pao/cheongsam [a close-fitting woman's dress with high neck and slit skirt] • HSK 6

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6.

Example Sentences

tā他

chuān穿

zhe着

yí一

jiàn件

hēi黑

sè

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Pinyinpáo

Meaningrobe; gown; long outer garment

Strokes10

Radical衤

Traditional袍

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2857

Zhuyinㄆㄠˊ

UnicodeU+888D

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A garment (衣) wrapped around like a gourd (包) — a long, loose robe or gown.

qí旗

páo袍

chi-pao/cheongsam [a close-fitting woman's dress with high neck and slit skirt]

色

cháng长

páo袍

。

He is wearing a black long gown.

Gǔ古

dài代

shū书

shēng生

cháng常

chuān穿

qīng青

sè色

páo袍

zi子

。

Ancient scholars often wore blue robes.

tā她

chuān穿

zhe着

piào漂

liang亮

de的

qí旗

páo袍

cān参

jiā加

wǎn晚

yàn宴

。

She wore a beautiful cheongsam to the dinner party.

mā妈

ma妈

huàn换

shàng上

le了

shū舒

shì适

de的

shuì睡

páo袍

。

Mom changed into a comfortable nightgown.

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Characters pronounced "pao".

咆páoroar
庖paokitchen; a cook
疱pàoacne
炮pàocannon, artillery; firecracker
刨páoto dig or to plane
泡pàoto soak, bubble, or foam

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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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