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袖 (xiù): Sleeve (of a garment) — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 袖

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 袖 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 袖

袖 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

袖

袖=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 袖

袖 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 袖

Literal Sleeve Reference

The character 袖 refers to the sleeve of a garment.

袖子 • xiù zi • sleeve • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

xǐ喜

huān欢

chuān穿

cháng长

xiù袖

yùn

Information

Pinyinxiù

Meaningsleeve (of a garment)

Strokes10

Radical衤

Traditional袖

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1868

Zhuyinㄒㄧㄡˋ

UnicodeU+8896

CangjieLQMB

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The part of clothing (衣) where the arm slips in, like a passage (由) — the sleeve of a garment.

xiù袖

zi子

sleeve

领袖 • lǐng xiù • leader • HSK 6

HSK 6

lǐng领

xiù袖

leader

Sleeve-Related Actions or Attributes

The character 袖 describes actions involving the sleeve or sizes fitting in a sleeve.

袖珍 • xiù zhēn • pocket-sized • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiù袖

zhēn珍

pocket-sized

袖手旁观 • xiù shǒu páng guān • Stand by and watch / Stand aloof • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiù袖

shǒu手

páng旁

运

dòng动

shān衫

qù去

pǎo跑

bù步

。

He likes to wear a long-sleeved sports shirt when running.

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

men们

tuán团

duì队

de的

lǐng领

xiù袖

。

He is the leader of our team.

Xià夏

tiān天

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huān欢

chuān穿

duǎn短

xiù袖

。

I like to wear short sleeves in summer.

wǒ我

mǎi买

le了

yí一

gè个

xiù袖

zhēn珍

cí词

diǎn典

。

I bought a pocket dictionary.

zhè这

jiàn件

chèn衬

shān衫

de的

xiù袖

kǒu口

yǒu有

diǎn点

jǐn紧

。

The cuffs of this shirt are a bit tight.

guān

观

Stand by and watch / Stand aloof

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Characters pronounced "xiu".

咻xiua sound of breath or wind; to pant
貅xiūa mythical beast; used in 貔貅, a fortune-bringing creature
羞xiūshame, embarrassment
修xiūto repair, to cultivate, to make long and slender
秀xiùto bear fruit; elegant, graceful
朽xiǔrotten, decayed

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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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