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襖
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袄
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outer garments

HSK 10
Human →Body
ǎo
オウ
ふすま、あお
오
Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 奥 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (襖)
衤 clothing (side)+ 奥 obscure =
襖 outer garments
衤 Meaning component
yī clothing (side)
clothes
衤 is a component form of 衣.
奥 Phonetic component
ào obscure
mysterious, obscure, profound
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Simplified (袄)
衤 clothing (side)+ 夭 die young =
袄 outer garments
衤 Meaning component
yī clothing (side)
clothes
衤 is a component form of 衣.
夭 Phonetic component
yāo die young
variant of 夭[yāo]
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Notes
Similar Characters
初 elementary裨 benefit补 mend (simp)衩 the open seam衫 shirt衬 underlayer (simp)衲 sew衹 only衽 coat衿 collar or lapel袂 cuff袄 outer (simp)袍 robe袒 lay袖 sleeve袜 stockings (simp)袟 book cover袢 robe被 quilt袯 raincoat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
襖
Regular
Modern
Chinese
袄 / 襖 [ǎo]
coat; jacket; short and lined coat or robe
Japanese
襖 ふすま 同音
noun fusuma; (explanation) Japanese sliding screen
襖 あお 同音
noun archaic everyday garment worn by men in ancient Japan
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
棉袄 [mián​'ǎo] #15,317
cotton-padded jacket
印度袄 [Yìn​dù​'ǎo]
Parsee or Parsi, member of the Zoroastrian sect (religion)
夹袄 [jiá​'ǎo]
lined jacket
袷袄 [jiá​'ǎo]
variant of 夾襖|夹袄[jiá​'ǎo]
袄子 [ǎo​zi]
coat
袄教 [Aǒ​jiào]
Zoroastrianism
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
襖越し [ふすまごし] #87,638
through a fusuma
襖絵 [ふすまえ] #109,298
images drawn or painted on fusuma
素袍 [すおう] #140,296
suō (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai)
ふすま紙 [ふすまがみ] #201,335
fusuma paper
河鹿蛙 [かじかがえる] #315,460
kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)