袍
gown (lined)
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,428 U+888D
How 袍 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A cloth 衤 wrap 包; 包 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
robe · Heisig RSH #1747
cloak + 包 wrap
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 袍
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黄袍加身 | huáng páo jiā shēn | lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom); fig. to be made emperor; to take the crown |
| 大红袍 | dà hóng páo | an expensive type of oolong tea |
| 割袍断义 | gē páo duàn yì | to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom); to break all frien… |
| 重披战袍 | chóng pī zhàn páo | (fig.) to re-enter the fray; to return to a field of activity after a period of absence |
| 袍子 | páo zi | Chinese-style gown |
| 长袍 | cháng páo | chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe); gown; robe; CL:件[jian4] |
| 道袍 | dào páo | Taoist robe; traditional men's gown |
| 外袍 | wài páo | robe |
| 龙袍 | lóng páo | dragon robe; emperor's court dress |
| 同袍 | tóng páo | fellow soldier; comrade; companion; intimate friend |
| 战袍 | zhàn páo | (old) combat robe; soldier's uniform; (sports) team jersey; team shirt |
| 皮袍 | pí páo | fur-lined changpao 長袍|长袍[chang2 pao2] |
| 旗袍 | qí páo | cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu wo… |
| 紫袍 | zǐ páo | purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position |
| 袍泽 | páo zé | fellow soldier |
| 睡袍 | shuì páo | nightgown |
| 浴袍 | yù páo | bathrobe |
| 罩袍 | zhào páo | Chinese-style long robe worn as outermost garment; burqa |
| 柘袍 | zhè páo | imperial yellow robe |
| 蟒袍 | mǎng páo | official robe worn by ministers during the Ming 明 (1368-1644) and Qing 清 (1644-1911) dynas… |