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CHINESE CHARACTER
xiù
袖
袖
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sleeve
- Numbered pinyin
- xiu4
- English meanings
- sleeve
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
rest; stop
mend
smell; sniff
rotten; decayed
elegant; show
embroidery
shy; ashamed; shame
to corrode
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Related words
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- 袖子
- 短袖
- 袖手旁观
- 衣袖