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Chinese symbol for “cuff”

袖口
xiù kǒu
cuff

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cuff is 袖口 (xiù kǒu), defined as: cuff.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

袖 xiù
sleeve
radical 145 ⾐ · 10 strokes
口 kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
radical 30 ⼝ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “cuff”

WordPinyinMeaning
褾biǎocuff; border or edge (of clothing)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 袖口.

WordPinyinMeaning
领袖 (領袖)lǐng xiùleader
袖子xiù zisleeve
袖手旁观 (袖手旁觀)xiù shǒu páng guānto watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
长袖 (長袖)cháng xiùlong sleeves; long-sleeved shirt
袖珍xiù zhēnpocket-sized; pocket (book etc)
短袖duǎn xiùshort sleeves; short-sleeved shirt
人口rén kǒupopulation; people
出口chū kǒuan exit; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “cuff”.

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.