袜 (wà) is a Chinese character meaning “sock”. It is written from 衤 (clothing (left-side form)) and 末 (end; tip), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
衤 + 末
Left–right structure
Structure from: studyhanzi 构形核验：现代字形拆分 ⿰衤末，对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔顺（5+5=10 画）；繁体作「襪」，简化时以「袜」代之
Memory aid
The clothing radical 衤 on the left, and 末 (end, tip) on the right: the piece of clothing you pull on at the very end of your body — over your toes.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 袜子wà zǐsocks; stockings袜 = wàspoken aswà zi
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All readings
sock; stocking
sock; stocking; hosiery
穿在脚上的织物，套在鞋子里面。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 袜子wà zǐsocks; stockings袜 = wàspoken aswà zi
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 袜 mean?
袜 (wà) means sock; stocking; hosiery.
How do you pronounce 袜?
It is pronounced wà.
What parts is 袜 made of?
衤 (clothing (left-side form)) and 末 (end; tip), side by side. The recorded source is: studyhanzi 构形核验：现代字形拆分 ⿰衤末，对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔顺（5+5=10 画）；繁体作「襪」，简化时以「袜」代之. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 袜 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 袜?
衣. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 袜?
Common ones are 袜子. The reading of 袜 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.