How to write 袷

袷 [qiā] 1. Same as "夹" (to interleave, to layer). 2. Noun: A double-layered garment without inner stuffing. - Example from Tang dynasty poet Li Shangyin's poem "Spring Rain": "Lying sadly in the new spring, in a white jacket, the white gate is desolate and my thoughts diverge." - Example from Song dynasty poet Wen Tong's poem "Arriving Late at the Village": "The old hem flutters in the wind while the white jacket gathers water, the seedlings and rice return." 3. Noun: An ancient cross-collared garment. - The design is not very clear, but numerous bronze and wooden statues unearthed from the Warring States period depict collars that cross and unfold downwards, which may refer to "袷." - "Li Ji, Qu Li Xia": "The Son of Heaven shall not be dressed above the 袷, nor below the belt." - "Li Ji, Shen Yi": "The sleeves round to meet the circle, the curved 袷 to meet the square." - Han dynasty scholar Zheng Xuan's note: "袷, the cross collar. In ancient times, the square collar was similar to that of children's clothing today." 4. Noun: A large coat without a collar; a long robe with a front opening worn by the Uyghur and Tajik ethnic groups in China.