袍 páo robe
robe; gown; cloak
How to remember 袍: 衤 clothes + 包 parcel = robe. Grandpa hates new clothes, but from the birthday parcel he pulls something soft and long and calls it a robe, anything but a dress.
Component breakdown
袍 = 衤 clothes + 包 parcel
- 衤 clothes
- 包 parcel
- 勹 wrap
- 巳 snake
Grandpa hates new clothes, but from the birthday parcel he pulls something soft and long and calls it a robe, anything but a dress.
How it is used
- 'Robe/gown' - 旗袍 (qípáo) the fitted cheongsam dress, 睡袍 (shuìpáo) a bathrobe, 长袍 (chángpáo) a traditional long gown, 战袍 (zhànpáo) battle robe (now also a sports jersey figuratively).
- Idiom 同袍 evokes comradeship (from soldiers sharing robes).