mèi

sleeves

Components
衤 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

clothes

clothes

夬 sound component

  Sound component

guài

  

parted

Evolution

袂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
袂 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
袂 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
袂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

mèi

sleeves; sleeve of a robe

Most common words with 袂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

联袂

jointly

sleeve of a robe

连袂

jointly

攘袂

to rise to action with a determined shake of the arms

奋袂

to roll up one's sleeves for action