Taxonomy of meanings for 袖:　　

  • 袖 xiù (OC: ljiwɡs MC: ziu) 似祐切 去 廣韻：【衣袂也亦作褏褎 】
    • SLEEVE
      • nbroad sleeve which may serve as a pocket
      • vtoNput in the sleeve
      • vishake one's sleeve (as a polite gesture)CH
      • npluralsleevesCH
      • n[post-N]one's sleevesCH
    • CONCEAL
      • SURNAMES

        Additional information about 袖

        說文解字: 【褎】，袂也。 〔小徐本無「也」。〕 从衣、 𥝩 聲。 【似又切】 【袖】，俗褎从由。

          Criteria
        • SLEEVE

          1. The general term for a sleeve is xiù 袖, and the word has a colloquial flavour.

          2. Mèi 袂 is a very formal and literary word for a sleeve.

          3. Qū 袪 refers specifically to the opening of the sleeve.