襪 meaning and stroke order
Socks, stockings
How to write 襪, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 襪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- socks
- stockings
How 襪 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Clothes.
衤 gives the meaning and 蔑 hints at the sound.
Radical: 衤 (cloth), shared by 72 characters on this site.
How to remember 襪
The left side 衤 is the clothing radical, so 襪 is something you wear. The right side 蔑 (miè) gives the sound, and you can picture a long, thin piece of cloth pulled over your foot.
襪 (wà) is the traditional form and rarely stands alone. It usually appears in words like 袜子 (wàzi) and 丝袜 (sīwà), written 襪子 and 絲襪 in traditional script. Example: 我买了三双袜子。(Wǒ mǎi le sān shuāng wàzi.) I bought three pairs of socks.
Common mistake: Learners often write the left side as 礻 (the spirit radical, one dot) instead of 衤 (clothing, two dots at the bottom). Also remember the tone is falling fourth tone wà, not wā or wǎ.
Common words with 襪
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 襪
How many strokes are in 襪?
襪 is written with 20 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 襪 mean?
襪 (wà) means socks, stockings. A common word with it is 袜子 (wàzi), meaning "socks; stockings".
How do you pronounce 襪?
襪 is pronounced wà, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 襪?
The radical of 襪 is 衤, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 襪 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 襪?
襪 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 袜, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What measure word is used for socks in Chinese?
Use 双 (shuāng) for a pair, as in 一双袜子 (yì shuāng wàzi), a pair of socks. For a single sock, use 只 (zhī), as in 一只袜子.
Is 丝袜 only for women's stockings?
丝袜 (sīwà) usually means thin nylon stockings or pantyhose, which are mostly worn by women. Everyday socks for anyone are simply 袜子 (wàzi).