袜
socks; stockings
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,382 U+889C
How 袜 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
衤 (semantic, “clothes”) + 末 (phonetic, mò)
How to remember it
socks · Heisig RSH #1677
cloak + 末 last
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 末
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 末 (mò) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 末 sound component | mò | end, final, last; insignificant |
| 抹 | mǒ | to apply; to erase, to smear, to wipe off |
| 沫 | mò | bubbles, foam, froth, suds |
| 茉 | mò | white jasmine |
| 秣 | mò | fodder, horse feed; to feed a horse |
Words containing 袜
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 波士顿红袜 | Bō shì dùn Hóng wà | Boston Red Sox (baseball) team |
| 长统袜 | cháng tǒng wà | stockings |
| 大腿袜 | dà tuǐ wà | thigh highs |
| 袜子 | wà zi | socks; stockings; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4],雙|双[shuang1] |
| 吊袜带 | diào wà dài | suspenders (for stockings) |
| 长袜 | cháng wà | hose; stocking |
| 连裤袜 | lián kù wà | pantyhose; tights; CL:雙|双[shuang1] |
| 网袜 | wǎng wà | fishnet stockings |
| 袜带 | wà dài | garter |
| 长筒袜 | cháng tǒng wà | stockings; thigh-highs; CL:雙|双[shuang1] |
| 泡泡袜 | pào pao wà | loose socks; baggy socks |
| 渔网袜 | yú wǎng wà | fishnet stockings; fishnets |
| 船袜 | chuán wà | ankle socks; invisible socks |
| 丝袜 | sī wà | stockings; pantyhose |
| 短袜 | duǎn wà | sock |
| 袜套 | wà tào | leg warmers |
| 鞋袜 | xié wà | shoes and socks |
| 裤袜 | kù wà | pantyhose; tights |
| 袜裤 | wà kù | leggings; tights; CL:條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1] |