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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)

套袖
tàoxiù
sleeve cover
攘袖
rǎngxiù
to roll up the sleeves
断袖
duànxiù
homosexual
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
领袖
lǐngxiù
leader
HSK 6
捋袖子
luōxiùzi
to push up one's sleeves
甩袖子
shuǎixiùzi
to swing one's sleeve (in anger)

Metadata

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

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