袖
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xiù · sleeve

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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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衤Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 袖

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xiùWords pronounced xiù
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Example sentences

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Juǎnqǐ nǐ de xiù zǐ.卷起你的袖子。

Roll up your sleeves.

Source: Tatoeba #10699365 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men bǎ tā fèng wèi lǐng xiù.他们把他奉为领袖。

They looked up to him as their leader.

Source: Tatoeba #5551180 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yàoshi bù dāying de huà, wǒ jiù xiù shǒu páng guān.你要是不答应的话,我就袖手旁观。

If you don't make the promise, then I'll just stand by and watch.

Source: Tatoeba #795821 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cháng xiù bǐ jiào shì hé lěng de tiān qì.长袖比较适合冷的天气。

Long-sleeved shirts are good for cold weather.

Source: Tatoeba #3596549 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ chuān duǎn xiù bù lěng má ?你穿短袖不冷嗎?

You're wearing short sleeves... aren't you cold?

Source: Tatoeba #4962298 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Juǎn qǐ nǐ yòu biān de xiù zǐ.捲起你右邊的袖子。

Roll up your right sleeve.

Source: Tatoeba #845438 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 袖 in context

  1. Say xiù, then recall the core meaning: sleeve.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 袖子 (xiù zi), meaning “sleeve”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 袖 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.