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袖 is a phono-semantic compound. The left side uses the clothing radical 衤 (yī) to indicate its connection to garments. The right side features the phonetic component 由 (yóu). The character was created to represent the sleeve of a garment, the part covering the arm. While this core meaning has remained constant, it also functions occasionally as a verb meaning to tuck something into a sleeve, a common practice in historical Chinese clothing where sleeves often served as storage compartments.
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我的袖子很干净。
她卷起了袖子。
这件衣服的袖口很紧。
他袖子上有一块污渍。
我喜欢穿短袖衬衫。
她送给我一个袖珍相机。
由于袖子太长，她不得不把它剪短。
设计师在袖口处添加了精致的刺绣。