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袖 xiù

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袖 xiù Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiù | xiu4
English translation
sleeve
to tuck inside one's sleeve

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About 袖 xiù

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

袖 xiù

Contains the radical

衤 yī

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

clothes

Etymology of 袖 xiù

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰衤由

Semantic compound

衤 yī

Phonetic compound

由 yóu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 衤 yī represents the meaning and 由 yóu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 袖 xiù

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他 tā 的 de 胳膊 gēbo 从 Cóng 衬衫 chènshān 的 de 破 pò 袖子 xiù zi 中 Zhōng 露 Lù 了 le 出来 chū lái .

His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve.

瞧 qiáo , 糨 jiàng 糊 hú 都 dōu 嘎 gā 巴 Bā 在 zài 你 nǐ 袖子 xiù zi 上 shǎng 了 le .

Look, the paste has crusted on your sleeve.

卡萝尔 ěr 拽 yè 了 le 一下 yīxià 肯尼科特的 de 袖子 xiù zi .

Carol picked at Kennicott's sleeve.

请 qǐng 你 nǐ 把 bǎ 我 wǒ 衬衣 chèn yī 的 de 袖子 xiù zi 补 bǔ 一下 yīxià 好 hǎo 吗 mǎ ?

Will you please mend the sleeve of my blouse?

她 tā 把 bǎ 袖子 xiù zi 卷得老 lǎo 高 Gāo ,露 Lù 着光溜 liū 溜 liū 的 de 两只胳膊 gēbo , 准备 zhǔnbèi 洗 xǐ 衣服 yīfu .

She rolled her sleeves up high leaving her arms bare, ready to do the washing.

Words with 袖 xiù

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
领袖 lǐngxiù leader領袖
袖 xiù sleeve袖 xiù
长袖 cháng xiù long sleeves長袖
袖手旁观 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger袖手旁觀
袖子 xiù zi sleeve袖子 xiù zi
袖口 xiù kǒu cuff袖口 xiù kǒu
袖珍 xiù zhēn pocket-sized袖珍 xiù zhēn
衣袖 yī xiù the sleeve of a garment衣袖 yī xiù
短袖 duǎn xiù short sleeves短袖 duǎn xiù
拂袖而去 fú xiù ér qù to storm off in a huff (idiom)拂袖而去 fú xiù ér qù
袖章 xiù zhāng armband (e.g. as part of uniform or to show status)袖章 xiù zhāng
两袖清风 liǎng xiù qīng fēng uncorrupted兩袖清風
袖套 xiù tào sleeve cover袖套 xiù tào
水袖 shuǐ xiù flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume)水袖 shuǐ xiù
长袖善舞 cháng xiù shàn wǔ long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation長袖善舞
袖标 xiù biāo armband袖標
袖管 xiù guǎn sleeve袖管 xiù guǎn
袖箭 xiù jiàn spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve袖箭 xiù jiàn
断袖之癖 duàn xiù zhī pǐ lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书 Hàn shū : emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.斷袖之癖
套袖 tào xiù sleeve cover套袖 tào xiù
袖筒 xiù tǒng sleeve袖筒 xiù tǒng
甩袖子 shuǎi xiù zi to swing one's sleeve (in anger)甩袖子 shuǎi xiù zi
清风两袖 qīng fēng liǎng xiù honest and upright (idiom)清風兩袖
袖珍本 xiù zhēn běn pocket book袖珍本 xiù zhēn běn

袖 xiù Decomposition & Compounds

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袖 xiù Decomposition

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