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袄 Stroke Order — How to Write 袄

Stroke Order

袄 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 衤, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

袄 Radical and Character Components

Components:衤夭

袄 is a phono-semantic compound: 衤 (clothes) carries the meaning, while 夭 indicates the sound.

Radical: 衤 + 4 more strokes

袄 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • ǎo

Meanings of 袄 in Chinese

1

ǎo袄

a lined jacket or coat, such as a padded jacket, cotton-padded jacket, or fur coat
冬天很冷,我喜欢穿一件厚厚的棉袄。
It's very cold in winter, I like to wear a thick cotton-padded jacket.

Words with 袄

  • mián棉ǎo袄A cotton-padded jacket.
  • pí皮ǎo袄A fur-lined jacket.
  • pī披ǎo袄wear a coat, put on a jacket
  • xiǎo小mián棉ǎo袄cotton jacket, sweetheart
  • yáng羊pí皮ǎo袄sheepskin coat, sheepskin jacket
  • jiù旧mián棉ǎo袄old padded jacket, worn cotton coat

Idioms with 袄

  • huáng黄mián绵ǎo袄zi子winter sun's gentle, precious warmth
  • jǐn锦yī衣xiù绣ǎo袄luxurious robes and embroidered coats
  • jīng荆chāi钗bù布ǎo袄plainly dressed, humble, or poor

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Questions about 袄

What does 袄 mean in Chinese?

袄 (ǎo) means “a lined jacket or coat” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 袄?

袄 is pronounced ǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 袄 have?

袄 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 袄?

袄 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 衤. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 袄?

The radical of 袄 is 衤, and 袄 is a phono-semantic compound.

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