袍

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gown (lined)

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A cloth 衤 wrap 包; 包 also provides the pronunciation

Components 衤包

robe · Heisig RSH #1747

cloak + 包 wrap

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
黄袍加身	huáng páo jiā shēn	lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom); fig. to be made emperor; to take the crown
大红袍	dà hóng páo	an expensive type of oolong tea
割袍断义	gē páo duàn yì	to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom); to break all frien…
重披战袍	chóng pī zhàn páo	(fig.) to re-enter the fray; to return to a field of activity after a period of absence
袍子	páo zi	Chinese-style gown
长袍	cháng páo	chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe); gown; robe; CL:件[jian4]
道袍	dào páo	Taoist robe; traditional men's gown
外袍	wài páo	robe
龙袍	lóng páo	dragon robe; emperor's court dress
同袍	tóng páo	fellow soldier; comrade; companion; intimate friend
战袍	zhàn páo	(old) combat robe; soldier's uniform; (sports) team jersey; team shirt
皮袍	pí páo	fur-lined changpao 長袍\|长袍[chang2 pao2]
旗袍	qí páo	cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu wo…
紫袍	zǐ páo	purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position
袍泽	páo zé	fellow soldier
睡袍	shuì páo	nightgown
浴袍	yù páo	bathrobe
罩袍	zhào páo	Chinese-style long robe worn as outermost garment; burqa
柘袍	zhè páo	imperial yellow robe
蟒袍	mǎng páo	official robe worn by ministers during the Ming 明 (1368-1644) and Qing 清 (1644-1911) dynas…