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蓑

suō
noun #65,883

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 蓑衣) a straw or palm-fiber rain cape

Examples

HSK 5
他把蓑衣挂在门后。
Tā bǎ suōyī guà zài mén hòu.
He hung the straw rain cape behind the door.
HSK 7-9
雨中老渔翁披蓑戴笠。
Yǔ zhōng lǎo yúwēng pī suō dài lì.
In the rain the old fisherman wore a straw cape and a bamboo hat.

Tips

culture
Bound to 蓑衣 - the woven straw rain cape of old farmers and fishermen. Paired with the bamboo hat 笠, it is a classic image of the rustic recluse in Chinese poetry and painting.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; straw
Grass radical on top, side form of 草. The rain cape is woven from straw or grass fibers, so the plant radical names the material.
phonetic
衰 shuāi
to decline; (here) sound
Below, 衰 supplies the sound suō. It once depicted the very straw cape itself before the grass radical was added on top to make the meaning clear.

Stroke Order

蓑 suō