Keyword
gown
- robe
- cloak
- Frequency
- #2741
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
páo
Mnemonic
A cloth 衤 wrap 包; 包 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
长袍
chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe); gown; robe
袍
gown (lined)
旗袍
cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits
同袍
fellow soldier; comrade; companion; intimate friend
袍子
Chinese-style gown
战袍
(old) combat robe; soldier's uniform; (sports) team jersey; team shirt
浴袍
bathrobe
龙袍
dragon robe; emperor's court dress
大红袍
an expensive type of oolong tea
罩袍
Chinese-style long robe worn as outermost garment; burqa
睡袍
nightgown
道袍
Taoist robe; traditional men's gown
蟒袍
official robe worn by ministers during the Ming 明 (1368-1644) and Qing 清 (1644-1911) dynasties
袍泽
fellow soldier
外袍
robe
黄袍加身
lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom); fig. to be made emperor; to take the crown
皮袍
fur-lined changpao 长袍 (chángpáo)
紫袍
purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position