褂 meaning and stroke order
Coat, jacket; gown, robe
How to write 褂, stroke by stroke
13 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 褂
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) Chinese-style unlined garment; gown
How 褂 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Clothes.
衤 gives the meaning and 卦 hints at the sound.
Radical: 衤 (cloth), shared by 72 characters on this site.
How to remember 褂
The clothing radical 衤 on the left tells you this is a garment, and 卦 (guà) on the right gives the sound. Picture a fortune teller reading a 卦 while wearing a long robe.
褂 is a bound form, so it usually appears inside words like 大褂 (dàguà, long gown), 马褂 (mǎguà, mandarin jacket), and 褂子 (guàzi, unlined jacket). Example: 说相声的人常穿大褂。(Shuō xiàngsheng de rén cháng chuān dàguà.) Comedians who perform crosstalk often wear long gowns.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the left side as 礻 (the spirit radical, one dot) instead of 衤 (the clothing radical, two dots). Clothing words like 褂, 衬, and 裤 all take 衤.
Questions about 褂
How many strokes are in 褂?
褂 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 褂 mean?
褂 (guà) means coat, jacket; gown, robe.
How do you pronounce 褂?
褂 is pronounced guà, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 褂?
The radical of 褂 is 衤, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 褂 under this radical.
What is a 马褂 (mǎguà)?
A 马褂 is a short jacket worn over a long gown, common in the Qing dynasty. The name literally means horse jacket, because it was originally riding wear.
Is 褂 related in meaning to 卦 (guà, divination)?
No. 卦 only provides the sound here. The meaning of clothing comes from the 衤 radical.