袖

sleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,825 U+8896

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

衤 (semantic, “clothes”) + 由 (phonetic, yóu)

components: 衤由

sleeve · Heisig RSH #2170

cloak + sprout

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 由

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 由 (yóu) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
由 sound component	yóu	cause, reason; from
油	yóu	oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints
抽	chōu	to draw out, to pull out; to sprout
轴	zhóu	axle, pivot, shaft; axis
邮	yóu	mail; post office
宙	zhòu	space, time, space-time
鼬	yòu	weasel, mustela itatis
铀	yóu	uranium
釉	yòu	enamel, glaze
岫	xiù	mountain peak; cave, cavern
柚	yòu	grapefruit, pomelo
蚰	yóu	millipede
妯	zhóu	sister-in law
舳	zhú	the stern of a ship

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
两袖清风	liǎng xiù qīng fēng	lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands; uncorrupted; unsoiled…
清风两袖	qīng fēng liǎng xiù	honest and upright (idiom)
精神领袖	jīng shén lǐng xiù	spiritual leader (of a nation or church); religious leader
意见领袖	yì jiàn lǐng xiù	opinion leader
长袖善舞	cháng xiù shàn wǔ	long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occu…
袖子	xiù zi	sleeve
水袖	shuǐ xiù	flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume)
袖手旁观	xiù shǒu páng guān	to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
长袖	cháng xiù	long sleeves; long-sleeved shirt
袖口	xiù kǒu	cuff
袖管	xiù guǎn	sleeve
袖珍人	xiù zhēn rén	little person; midget; dwarf
袖标	xiù biāo	armband; sleeve badge
袖珍音响	xiù zhēn yīn xiǎng	pocket stereo; walkman
衣袖	yī xiù	the sleeve of a garment
袖珍本	xiù zhēn běn	pocket book; paperback
断袖	duàn xiù	homosexual; see 斷袖之癖\|断袖之癖[duan4 xiu4 zhi1 pi3]
袖筒儿	xiù tǒng r	erhua variant of 袖筒[xiu4 tong3]
短袖	duǎn xiù	short sleeves; short-sleeved shirt
领袖	lǐng xiù	leader