袂
袂
mèi
sleeve of a robe
Character Breakdown
Radical: 衣 (no. 145)
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- sleeve of a robe
Example Sentences
Example sentences coming soon.
Words Containing 袂
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 分袂 | fēn mèi | to leave each other | |
| 判袂 | pàn mèi | to separate | |
| 奋袂 | fèn mèi | to roll up one's sleeves for action | |
| 把袂 | bǎ mèi | to have an intimate friendship | |
| 揄袂 | yú mèi | to walk with the hands in one's sleeves | |
| 攘袂 | rǎng mèi | to rise to action with a determined shake of the arms | |
| 联袂 | lián mèi | jointly | |
| 连袂 | lián mèi | variant of 聯袂|联袂[lian2 mei4] | |
| 投袂而起 | tóu mèi ér qǐ | lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom) |
Related Words
断袖之癖(duàn xiù zhī pǐ)— lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
→偷笑(tōu xiào)— to laugh up one's sleeve
→套筒(tào tǒng)— sleeve
→套袖(tào xiù)— sleeve cover
→HSK & Exam Info
This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.