01410 Chinese character of 袖 and pronounce zau6

The Chinese character【袖】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes clothing or actions. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Sleeves. Explanation: (1) The part of a garment from the shoulder to the wrist. Such as: “sleeve”, “cuff”. (2) Pocket: small and portable. For example: “pocket diary”, “pocket dictionary”. (3) To stand by and watch: to hide one’s hands in one’s sleeves, which means to watch from the sidelines and refuse to get involved in the matter. For example: “This matter is so important, yet he just stood by and watched.”

Here is the phonetic guide for pronouncing this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【袖】:xiù

Cantonese Jyutping of 【袖】:zau6

Here is some fundamental information about the character 【袖】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【袖】, for example:Describing clothing or actions , It mainly means sleeves.Chinese characters encompass a wide spectrum of meanings, with intricate interpretations that may not be thoroughly described in this context.

【袖】is a word that can combine with others to create more detailed terms or phrases, such as【長袖、袖子】(Mandarin Pinyin:zhǎng xiù 、xiù zǐ/ Cantonese Jyutping:coeng4 zau6 、zau6 zi2)

This character has a total of 10 strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,This sentence serves as an example of how to use this character.:


她挽起袖子準備工作。

She rolled up her sleeves and prepared to work.


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