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Character Decomposition
袖=衤+由
Etymology
clothes
Meanings
sleeve
to tuck inside one's sleeve
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Words with 袖 111 total
Idioms with 袖 29 total
long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation长袖善舞cháng xiù shàn wǔlit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han : 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.断袖之癖duàn xiù zhī pǐto storm off in a huff (idiom)拂袖而去fú xiù ér qù