袖xiù
sleeve. 10 strokes, radical 衤, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin xiùStrokes 10Radical 衤Band HSK 6Words 2
How to write 袖
Strokes 1–5 write 衤, then strokes 6–10 write 由.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 袖 · the stroke-order rules
What 袖 is made of
衤 (yī, cloth) and 由 (yóu, cause).
衤 carries the meaning — clothes — and 由 carries the sound.
Words that use 袖
| 领袖 | leader 指国家或团体的首领 把当年的领袖画像重新裱好。They remounted a portrait of the leader of that era. Lesson 615, 巧手换板 · 德润人心与经世致用 · Moral Governance & Civic Stewardship |
| 袖珍 | pocket-sized, miniature 指体积很小便于携带 桌上摆着一台袖珍模型。A miniature model stood on the table. Lesson 667, 袖珍模型 · 行稳致远与宏图大展 · Prudent Governance & Grand Strategy |
Characters that share the sound part 由
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 衤
All 8 of them, and what the radical means, on the 衤 radical page.