How to write 袖
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Meaning of 袖
Pinyin
xiù
Radical
衤
Strokes
10
Definition
sleeve
Usage
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袖 [xiù]
名
1. 衣服套在胳膊上的部分。
(English: The part of clothing that covers the arm.)
- 例如: 袖子。套袖。袖标。
(For example: sleeve. Set sleeve. Sleeve tag.)
2. 藏在袖子里。
(English: Hidden in the sleeve.)
- 例如: 袖藏。袖手旁观。袖刃（袖藏利刃）。
(For example: to hide in the sleeve. To stand by with hands in sleeves. Sleeve with a hidden blade.)
动
1. 藏物于袖中。
(English: To carry something in the sleeve.)
引
1. 《说文》：褎，袂也。字亦作褎、作袖。
(Example from "Shuo Wen": 褎 is the same as 袂. This character is also written as 褎 or 袖.)
2. 《文选·曹子建·乐府》：攘袖见素手。
(Example from "Wen Xuan": A hand is seen as the sleeve is pulled back.)
3. 《韩非子》：长袖善舞。
(Example from "Han Fei Zi": Long sleeves make for graceful dancing.)
例
如: 袖搭(衣袖多由两片布料缝合而成，靠近袖口的一截称为袖搭);袖佉(袖子的边口)。
(For example: 袖搭 (the part of the sleeve near the cuff made of two pieces of fabric sewn together); 袖佉 (the edge of the sleeve).)
动
1. 藏物于袖中。
(English: To carry something in the sleeve.)
引
1. 《史记·魏公子列传》：袖四十斤铁椎椎杀晋鄙。
(Example from "Records of the Grand Historian": He concealed forty pounds of iron weights in his sleeve to kill Jin Bi.)
2. 明·宗臣《报刘一丈书》：袖金以私之。
(Example from Ming Dynasty: He concealed gold in his sleeve for personal use.)
例
如: 袖占(在衣袖内占卜);袖演(袖占);袖刃(在衣袖中暗藏兵器);袖手(藏手于袖，表示闲逸的神态;也指不能或不欲参与其事)。
(For example: 袖占 (divination done in the sleeve); 袖演 (sleeve divination); 袖刃 (weapons hidden in the sleeve); 袖手 (hands hidden in the sleeves, indicating an indifferent attitude; also refers to not wanting or being unable to participate in something.)
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices
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Input Method for 袖
Pinyin
xiu4
Wubi
pumg
Cangjie
llw
Zhengma
wtki
Four Corner
35260
Unicode
U+8896
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category