袱 meaning and stroke order
Apants; trousers; panties
How to write 袱, stroke by stroke
11 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 袱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) a cloth used to wrap or cover
How 袱 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Something wrapped 伏 in cloth 衤; 伏 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 衤 (cloth), shared by 72 characters on this site.
How to remember 袱
The clothing radical 衤 sits beside 伏 (fú, to lie low). Picture things lying low, tucked inside a piece of cloth, and 伏 also tells you the sound fú.
袱 is a bound form. It almost never appears alone and shows up mainly in 包袱 (bāofu), a cloth bundle. 包袱 can also mean a mental burden, as in 他心里有包袱。(Tā xīnli yǒu bāofu.) He has something weighing on his mind.
Common mistake: Learners often write 伏 or 服 (fú) in place of 袱 because they sound the same. Remember that the cloth meaning needs the clothing radical 衤, which has two dots on the left. Do not confuse it with the altar radical 礻, which has only one dot.
Common words with 袱
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 包袱 | bāofu | wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 袱
How many strokes are in 袱?
袱 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 袱 mean?
袱 (fú) means apants; trousers; panties. A common word with it is 包袱 (bāofu), meaning "wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth".
How do you pronounce 袱?
袱 is pronounced fú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 袱?
The radical of 袱 is 衤, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 袱 under this radical.
Is 袱 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 袱 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why is 包袱 often pronounced bāofu with a neutral tone?
In everyday speech, 袱 loses its tone in 包袱 and is said lightly as fu. The full tone fú is used when the character is read on its own.
What does 抖包袱 mean?
抖包袱 (dǒu bāofu) is a term from crosstalk comedy. It means delivering the punchline, like shaking open a bundle to reveal what is inside.