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Chinese symbol for “sleeve”

袖子
xiù zi
sleeve

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sleeve is 袖子 (xiù zi), defined as: sleeve.

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
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sleeve”

WordPinyinMeaning
袖xiùsleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve
套筒tào tǒngsleeve; a tube for wrapping
袖管xiù guǎnsleeve
袖筒xiù tǒngsleeve
封套fēng tàoenvelope; wrapper

Related words

Other words that share a character with 袖子.

WordPinyinMeaning
领袖 (領袖)lǐng xiùleader
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
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “sleeve”.

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.

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