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袖
xiù
1. sleeve
2. to tuck inside one's sleeve
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

袖
xiù
sleeve
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

领袖
lǐngxiù
leader
HSK 6
套袖
tàoxiù
sleeve cover
短袖
duǎnxiù
short sleeves
衣袖
yīxiù
the sleeve of a garment
袖口
xiùkǒu
cuff
袖套
xiùtào
sleeve cover
袖子
xiùzi
sleeve
袖扣
xiùkòu
cuff link
袖标
xiùbiāo
armband
袖珍
xiùzhēn
pocket-sized
袖章
xiùzhāng
armband (e.g. as part of uniform or to show status)
袖筒
xiùtǒng
sleeve
袖箍
xiùgū
armband
袖管
xiùguǎn
sleeve
袖箭
xiùjiàn
spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve
长袖
chángxiù
long sleeves
攘袖
rǎngxiù
to roll up the sleeves
断袖
duànxiù
homosexual
袖珍人
xiùzhēnrén
little person
袖珍本
xiùzhēnběn
pocket book

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,685
Word Frequency Rank
3,519 of 84,292

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