袖

xiù

sleeve; put something in sleeve

How to write 袖, stroke by stroke

sleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve

Pictophonetic: semantic 衤 (clothes), phonetic 由

Made of 衤 + 由

领袖lǐng xiùleader
袖子xiù zisleeve
袖口xiù kǒucuff
袖扣xiù kòucuff link
袖手旁观xiù shǒu páng guānto watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
套袖tào xiùsleeve cover
断袖duàn xiùhomosexual; see 断袖之癖
水袖shuǐ xiùflowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume)
甩袖子shuǎi xiù zito swing one's sleeve (in anger)
短袖duǎn xiùshort sleeves; short-sleeved shirt
衣袖yī xiùthe sleeve of a garment
袖套xiù tàosleeve cover; outer sleeve

你要是不答应的话，我就袖手旁观。
nǐ yào shi bù dā ying de huà ， wǒ jiù xiù shǒu páng guān 。
If you don't make the promise, then I'll just stand by and watch.
他们把他奉为领袖。
tā men bǎ tā fèng wèi lǐng xiù 。
They looked up to him as their leader.
卷起你右边的袖子。
juǎn qǐ nǐ yòu biān de xiù zǐ 。
Roll up your right sleeve.
男人们穿著短袖上衣。
nán rén men chuān zhù duǎn xiù shàng yī 。
The men are wearing short sleeves.
夏天我穿短袖衬衫。
xià tiān wǒ chuān duǎn xiù chèn shān 。
In the summer I wear short-sleeved shirts.