袜 meaning and stroke order
Socks, stockings
How to write 袜, 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 袜
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- socks
- stockings
- variant of 韤|袜[wa4]
- variant of 襪|袜[wa4]
How 袜 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Clothes.
衤 gives the meaning and 末 hints at the sound.
Radical: 衤 (cloth), shared by 72 characters on this site.
How to remember 袜
袜 combines the clothing radical 衤 with 末 (mò), which means "tip" or "end" and gives the sound. Picture the piece of clothing you wear at the very end of your body, on your feet.
On its own 袜 is rarely used. In daily speech people say 袜子 (wàzi) for socks, and 丝袜 (sīwà) for stockings or pantyhose. Example: 我需要买几双袜子。(Wǒ xūyào mǎi jǐ shuāng wàzi.) I need to buy a few pairs of socks.
Common mistake: Learners often write the left side as 礻 (the spirit radical, one dot) instead of 衤 (the clothing radical, two dots). Also watch the right side: in 末 the top horizontal stroke is longer than the lower one, unlike 未 (wèi).
Common words with 袜
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
袜 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 袜
How many strokes are in 袜?
袜 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 袜 mean?
袜 (wà) means socks, stockings. A common word with it is 袜子 (wàzi), meaning "socks; stockings".
How do you pronounce 袜?
袜 is pronounced wà, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 袜?
The radical of 袜 is 衤, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 袜 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 袜?
The traditional form of 袜 is 襪, 韈 and 韤. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 袜 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 袜 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 袜 is part of the HSK 4 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What measure word is used for socks in Chinese?
Use 双 (shuāng) for a pair of socks, as in 一双袜子 (yì shuāng wàzi). For a single sock you can say 一只袜子 (yì zhī wàzi).
How do you say putting on or taking off socks?
Say 穿袜子 (chuān wàzi) for putting socks on and 脱袜子 (tuō wàzi) for taking them off. The same verbs work for shoes and most clothing.