袍 (páo): robe
袍 (páo) is a Chinese character meaning “robe.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 衤 (structural) and 包 (structural). It ranks #2257 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 袍 a cloth 衤 wrap 包; 包 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 衤 (clothing) appears in many related characters such as 衣 (yī, clothing), 表 (biǎo, exterior surface), 装 (zhuāng, dress, install).
Definitions
- robe
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA cloth 衤 wrap 包; 包 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰衤包 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 长袍 | cháng páo | chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe) |
| 袍子 | páo zi | Chinese-style gown |
| 睡袍 | shuì páo | nightgown |
| 战袍 | zhàn páo | (old) combat robe |
| 罩袍 | zhào páo | Chinese-style long robe worn as outermost garment |
| 旗袍 | qí páo | cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20... |
| 道袍 | dào páo | Taoist robe |
| 黄袍加身 | huáng páo jiā shēn | lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom) |
| 大红袍 | dà hóng páo | an expensive type of oolong tea |
| 重披战袍 | chóng pī zhàn páo | (fig.) to re-enter the fray |
| 割袍断义 | gē páo duàn yì | to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom) |
| 同袍 | tóng páo | fellow soldier |
| 外袍 | wài páo | robe |
| 皮袍 | pí páo | fur-lined changpao 長袍|长袍[chang2 pao2] |
| 龙袍 | lóng páo | dragon robe |
袍 appears in 20 compound words: 10 as the first character, 80 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 袍 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Showing 1 of 2 idioms containing 袍.
Example Sentences
他穿着一件长袍，看起来很有学者气质。
Tā chuān zhe yí jiàn chángpáo, kàn qǐlái hěn yǒu xuézhě qìzhì.
He is wearing a long robe and looks very scholarly.
港姐袁文静旗袍Look仙气大爆发 网民大赞人比花娇
gǎng jiě yuán wén jìng qí páo L o o k xiān qì dà bào fā wǎng mín dà zàn rén bǐ huā jiāo
Miss Hong Kong Yuan Wenjing Stuns in a Qipao, Radiating an Ethereal Charm; Netizens Rave That She's More Beautiful Than the Flowers
吴宗宪披蓝袍选宜兰!张育萌曝“替签赌辩护”轰:挑战台...
wú zōng xiàn pī lán páo xuǎn yí lán ! zhāng yù méng pù tì qiān dǔ biàn hù hōng : tiāo zhàn tái . . .
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盛世美顏主播王偊菁 新春穿紅吱吱旗袍迎開工
shèng shì měi 顏 zhǔ bō wáng 偊 菁 xīn chūn chuān 紅 吱 吱 qí páo yíng 開 gōng
Wang Yijing, the stunningly beautiful host, greets the new year in a vibrant red qipao as she returns to work.
...清德邀五院院長茶敘 伴手禮竟是這「超夯戰袍」
. . . qīng dé yāo wǔ yuàn yuàn 長 chá 敘 bàn shǒu 禮 jìng shì 這 chāo 夯 戰 páo
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最初的旗袍是宽松的。
Zuì chū de qípáo shì kuānsōng de.
The original qipao was wide and loose.
她穿了一件红旗袍。
Tā chuān le yī jiàn hóngqí páo.
She wore a red cheongsam.
“旗袍”这个词语在中国北方广为使用。
"qípáo " zhège cíyǔ zài Zhōngguó běifāng guǎng wèi shǐyòng.
The term "qipao" is widely used in Northern China.
在中国南方，旗袍又称“长衫”。
Zài Zhōngguó nánfāng, qípáo yòuchēng "chángshān ".
In Southern China, the qipao is also known as "changshan".
现代版旗袍因能突显女人的身材而闻名。
Xiàndài bǎn qípáo yīn néng tūxiǎn nǚrén de shēncái ér wénmíng.
The modernized version of the qipao is noted for accentuating the female figure.
Character Family
衤 Radical Family — Characters sharing the clothing radical
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