褂(guà)

13 strokes

(bound form) Chinese-style unlined garment

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Character information

Pinyin
guà
Meaning
(bound form) Chinese-style unlined garment; gown
Strokes
13
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 褂 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰衤卦

In this compound, the meaning comes from 衤 (clothes); 卦 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

衤yī卦guà

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 褂 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 褂

Common words using 褂 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiǎo小guà褂

close-fitting (Chinese-style) upper garment

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guà褂zǐ子

unlined upper garment

Open 褂子 page →
mǎ马guà褂

buttoned mandarin jacket of the Qing dynasty 清代[Qing1 dai4] (1644-1911)

Open 马褂 page →
bái白dà大guà褂

white lab coat (worn by medical staff); (metonym) clinician; medical professional

Open 白大褂 page →

Related characters

From 褂’s common words

小子马白大

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