Meaning of 袜子
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- socks
- stockings
Measure word: 隻|只,對|对,雙|双
How to use 袜子
袜子 is the everyday word for socks and also covers stockings. The measure word is 双 (shuāng) for a pair or 只 (zhī) for one sock. Example: 我买了三双袜子。(Wǒ mǎi le sān shuāng wàzi.) I bought three pairs of socks.
袜 (wà) has the clothing radical 衤 on the left, so it is something you wear. The right side is 末 (mò), meaning the tip or end, and socks go on the tip of your body, your feet.
Common mistake: Learners often write 礻 (the spirit radical, one dot) instead of 衤 (the clothing radical, two dots on the lower part). Another common slip is writing the right side as 未 (wèi) instead of 末 (mò). In 末 the top horizontal stroke is longer than the second one.
袜子 in example sentences
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袜 wà · socks · 10 strokes
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子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 袜子.
Questions about 袜子
What does 袜子 mean?
袜子 (wàzi) means "socks; stockings" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 袜子?
袜子 is made of 2 characters: 袜 (10 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 袜子 an HSK word?
Yes. 袜子 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 袜子 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 袜子 is written 襪子.
How do you say 'put on socks' and 'take off socks' in Chinese?
Use 穿袜子 (chuān wàzi) for putting socks on and 脱袜子 (tuō wàzi) for taking them off. The same verbs work for most clothing, such as 穿鞋 (chuān xié), to put on shoes.
Is the 子 in 袜子 pronounced with a tone?
No. Here 子 is a noun suffix read in the neutral tone, so you say wàzi with a strong fourth tone on 袜 and a short, light zi. The same pattern appears in 桌子 (zhuōzi) and 杯子 (bēizi).