袖 (xiù): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

袖=衣clothing+由reason

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

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 袖

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HSK Vocabulary: 袖

HSK words that contain this character.

领袖

lǐng xiù

leader

HSK 6

袖子

xiù zi

sleeve

HSK 3.0 L6

袖手旁观

xiù shǒu páng guān

Stand by and watch / Stand aloof

HSK 3.0 L7-9

袖珍

xiù zhēn

pocket-sized

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 袖 is used in context

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.

wǒ我

mǎi买

le了

yí一

gè个

xiù袖

zhēn珍

cí词

diǎn

zhè这

jiàn件

chèn衬

shān衫

de的

xiù袖

kǒu口

yǒu有

diǎn

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Characters with radical "衤".

tǎn袒 hè褐 jīn襟 guà褂 tuì褪 bèi被

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

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Character Breakdown

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 袖

HSK Vocabulary: 袖

Example Sentences

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