袖 (zau6 | xiu4) : sleeve

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袖

zau6

xiu4

[1] sleeve; cuff
[2] tuck inside the sleeve

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: (#145)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

袖

This word has been viewed 7311 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Oct 2010 05:40

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手袖 sau2 zau6 = sleeves

長袖 coeng4 zau6 = long sleeves; long-sleeved

短袖 dyun2 zau6 duan3 xiu4 = short sleeves; short-sleeved

短袖衫 dyun2 zau6 saam1 duan3 xiu4 shan1 = short-sleeved shirt 粵

袖珍 zau6 zan1 = pocket-sized

袖子 zau6 zi2 xiu4 zi5 = sleeve

領袖 ling5 zau6 ling3 xiu4 = leader

袖口 zau6 hau2 xiu4 kou3 = cuff

衫袖 saam1 zau6 = shirt sleeves 粵

伊斯蘭領袖 ji1 si1 laan4 ling5 zau6 = mullahs

神學領袖 san4 hok6 ling5 zau6 = mullahs

精神領袖 zing1 san4 ling5 zau6 jing1 shen2 ling3 xiu4 = spiritual leader

袖珍辭典 zau6 zan1 ci4 din2 xiu4 zhen1 ci2 dian3 = pocket-sized dictionary

袖珍馬 zau6 zan1 maa5 = miniature horse

傀儡領袖 faai3 leoi5 ling5 zau6 kui3 lei3 ling3 xiu4 = a figurehead (lit., "puppet leader") (common formation)

捋高衫袖 lyut3 gou1 saam1 zau6 lv3 gao1 shan1 xiu4 = to roll/pull up the sleeves; to be ready to do sth 粵

袖口鏈扣 zau6 hau2 lin2 kau3 xiu4 kou3 lian4 kou4 = cuff link; cufflink

袖珍型 zau6 zan1 jing4 xiu4 zhen1 xing2 = pocket-size, mini-size

衣袖 ji1 zau6 yi1 xiu4 = sleeve of a garment

袖手旁觀 zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1 xiu4 shou3 pang2 guan1 = sit on one's hands

八國領袖 baat3 gwok3 ling5 zau6 = the Group of Eight leaders

紅袖添香 hung4 zau6 tim1 hoeng1 hong2 xiu4 tian1 xiang1 = have a pretty girl as a studying partner

數碼娛樂領袖論壇 sou3 maa5 jyu4 lok6 ling5 zau6 leon6 taan4 = the Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 袖
Unicode code for this character: U+8896 (off-site link)

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