Chinese symbol for “coat”
袄
ǎo
Traditional: 襖
coat; jacket; short and lined coat or robe
The closest CC-CEDICT match for coat is 袄 (ǎo), defined as: coat; jacket; short and lined coat or robe.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “coat”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外套 | wài tào | outer garment; jacket; coat; measure word: 件 (jiàn) |
| 涂饰 (塗飾) | tú shì | to decorate or finish by applying a coating; to coat (with paint, varnish etc) |
| 涂盖 (塗蓋) | tú gài | to coat; to mask |
| 被毛 | bèi máo | coat (of an animal) |
| 袄子 (襖子) | ǎo zi | coat; jacket |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 袄.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 棉袄 (棉襖) | mián ǎo | cotton-padded jacket |
| 夹袄 (夾襖) | jiá ǎo | lined jacket; double layered jacket |
| 小棉袄 (小棉襖) | xiǎo mián ǎo | (fig.) one's daughter (affectionate term) |
| 袷袄 (袷襖) | jiá ǎo | variant of 夹袄 (jiá ǎo) |
| 袄子 (襖子) | ǎo zi | coat; jacket |
See also: Japanese symbol for “coat”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.