袍 meaning and stroke order
Robe, gown, cloak
How to write 袍, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 袍
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- gown (lined)
How 袍 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A cloth 衤 wrap 包; 包 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 衤 (cloth), shared by 72 characters on this site.
How to remember 袍
The clothing radical 衤 sits beside 包 (bāo, to wrap), so 袍 is a piece of clothing that wraps around your whole body, like a robe. 包 also hints at the sound, bāo becoming páo.
袍 usually appears inside compound words rather than alone, naming long garments such as 旗袍 (qípáo, cheongsam), 长袍 (chángpáo, long robe) and 浴袍 (yùpáo, bathrobe). Example: 她穿了一件红色的旗袍。(Tā chuān le yí jiàn hóngsè de qípáo.) She wore a red cheongsam.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 袍 (páo) with 抱 (bào, to hug) or 跑 (pǎo, to run), which share the 包 part but have different radicals and tones. Remember that 袍 uses the clothing radical 衤, which has two dots on the left, not the spirit radical 礻 with one dot.
Common words with 袍
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
袍 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 袍
How many strokes are in 袍?
袍 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 袍 mean?
袍 (páo) means robe, gown, cloak. A common word with it is 旗袍 (qípáo), meaning "cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu wo".
How do you pronounce 袍?
袍 is pronounced páo, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 袍?
The radical of 袍 is 衤, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 袍 under this radical.
Is 袍 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 袍 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What measure word is used with 袍?
Use 件 (jiàn), the measure word for most clothing. For example, 一件长袍 (yí jiàn chángpáo) means one long robe.
What does 同袍 mean?
同袍 (tóngpáo) literally means sharing a robe and is a literary word for comrades or fellow soldiers. You will see it in classical texts and formal writing more than in daily speech.