袜 (wà): socks
袜 (wà) is a Chinese character meaning “socks.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 衤 (semantic) and 末 (phonetic). It ranks #2771 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 袜 clothes. Its radical form 衤 (clothing) appears in many related characters such as 衣 (yī, clothing), 表 (biǎo, exterior surface), 装 (zhuāng, dress, install).
Definitions
- socks
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 袜
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 长袜noun | cháng wà | hose |
| 丝袜noun | sī wà | stockings |
| 短袜noun | duǎn wà | sock |
| 吊袜带 | diào wà dài | suspenders (for stockings) |
| 连裤袜noun | lián kù wà | pantyhose |
| 袜带noun | wà dài | garter |
| 袜套noun | wà tào | leg warmers |
| 鞋袜noun | xié wà | shoes and socks |
| 波士顿红袜 | bō shì dùn hóng wà | Boston Red Sox (baseball) team |
| 长统袜noun | cháng tǒng wà | stockings |
| 大腿袜noun | dà tuǐ wà | thigh highs |
| 长筒袜noun | cháng tǒng wà | stockings |
| 网袜 | wǎng wà | fishnet stockings |
| 船袜 | chuán wà | ankle socks |
| 泡泡袜 | pào pao wà | loose socks |
袜 appears in 18 compound words: 22 as the first character, 72 as the last, and 6 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 袜 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这双袜子是羊毛的，冬天穿很保暖。
Zhè shuāng wàzi shì yángmáo de, dōngtiān chuān hěn bǎonuǎn.
These socks are wool and very warm for winter wear.
彰化竹县恐分裂!丝袜天王被推上火线内幕
zhāng huà zhú xiàn kǒng fēn liè ! sī wà tiān wáng bèi tuī shàng huǒ xiàn nèi mù
Changhua and Hsinchu Counties May Split! The Inside Story of How the "Stocking King" Was Thrown into the Fray
...考勒斯投7局狂飙9K 太空人8:1大胜红袜
. . . kǎo lè sī tóu 7 jú kuáng biāo 9 K tài kōng rén 8 : 1 dà shèng hóng wà
...Kohlers struck out 9 in 7 innings as the Astros crushed the Red Sox 8-1
村上宗隆连2战开轰仍难救白袜 美球迷担忧夏季“恐遭交易”
cūn shàng zōng lóng lián 2 zhàn kāi hōng réng nán jiù bái wà měi qiú mí dān yōu xià jì kǒng zāo jiāo yì
Munehiro Murakami Hits Home Runs in Two Straight Games, but Still Can't Save the White Sox; U.S. Fans Worry He Might Be Traded This Summer
MLB/村上宗隆生涯前两战都开轰 白袜队史第一人、日本球员第二人
M L B cūn shàng zōng lóng shēng yá qián liǎng zhàn dōu kāi hōng bái wà duì shǐ dì yī rén , rì běn qiú yuán dì èr rén
MLB: Munetaka Murakami Hits Home Runs in First Two Career Games—First in White Sox History, Second Among Japanese Players
...《卧底洪小姐》姜诺拉学无害千金穿搭 半统袜搭配玛莉珍鞋是关键
. . . wò de hóng xiǎo jiě jiāng nuò lā xué wú hài qiān jīn chuān dā bàn tǒng wà dā pèi 玛 lì zhēn xié shì guān jiàn
"Undercover Miss Hong" Jiang Nora learns harmless daughter dressing semi-unified socks with Mary Jane shoes are the key
汤姆卷起裤管，露出鲜红的袜子。
Tāngmǔ juǎnqǐ kùguǎn, lùchū xiānhóng de wàzi.
Tom rolled up his trouser legs, making his bright red socks visible.
她的袜子是灰色的。
Tā de wàzi shì huīsè de.
Her socks are gray.
汤姆穿着袜子睡觉。
Tāngmǔ chuān zhe wàzi shuìjiào.
Tom sleeps with his socks on.
她买了一打尼龙袜。
Tā mǎi le yīdá nílóng wà.
She bought a dozen nylon socks.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 衤 (clothes) component
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