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The character 袄 is a phono-semantic compound, combining the radical 衤 (a variant of 衣, meaning clothing) with the phonetic component 夭. Its traditional form 襖 uses the more complex phonetic 奧. The structure directly classifies it as a garment, specifically a lined or padded jacket worn for warmth in cold weather. The modern simplification replaced 奧 with 夭 to make writing more efficient while preserving its meaning as a winter coat or quilted upper garment.
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我穿棉袄出门。
妈妈给我买新袄。
冬天需要厚棉袄。
我把袄放在衣柜里。
这件红袄非常漂亮。
她穿着棉袄去上学。
因为天气冷，所以他穿了袄。
尽管袄很旧，但她还是舍不得扔。