袖 xiù

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Traditional form

袖 xiù

Contains the radical

衤 yī

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

clothes

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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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.

Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 袖 xiù in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
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