xiù

褎

Character · NounTraditional褏

sleeve (archaic variant of 袖)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

sleeve of a garment (archaic variant of 袖)

archaic

A literary/archaic variant of the common character 袖. Found primarily in classical texts, poetry, and historical documents. The character combines the 衣 (clothing) radical with a phonetic component.

Gǔ古
rén人
yī衣
xiù褏
kuān宽
dà大
 ，
biàn便
yú于
cáng藏
wù物
 。

Ancient people's clothing sleeves were wide, making them convenient for hiding things.

Tā他
fú拂
xiù褏
ér而
qù去
 ，
bù不
fù复
duō多
yán言
 。

He flicked his sleeve and left, speaking no more.

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Cǐ此
shī诗
zhōng中
de的
 '
xiù褏
 '
zì字
tōng通
 '
xiù袖
 '
 。

In this poem, the character '褏' is equivalent to '袖'.