袖(xiù)

HSK 610 strokes

sleeve

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Character information

Pinyin
xiù
Meaning
sleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 袖 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰衤由

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

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

Made of

衤yī由yóu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 袖 step by step

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

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Words with 袖

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

xiù袖zhēn珍
HSK 6

pocket-sized

Open 袖珍 page →
lǐng领xiù袖
HSK 6

leader

Open 领袖 page →
xiù袖shǒu手páng旁guān观
HSK 7-9

to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

Open 袖手旁观 page →
tào套xiù袖

sleeve cover

Open 套袖 page →
rǎng攘xiù袖

to roll up the sleeves

Open 攘袖 page →
duàn断xiù袖

homosexual; see 断袖之癖

Open 断袖 page →
duǎn短xiù袖

short sleeves

Open 短袖 page →
yī衣xiù袖

the sleeve of a garment

Open 衣袖 page →

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 袖’s common words

珍领手旁观套攘断

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