袧 (gōu) - A type of ancient Chinese garment with deep & a specific style of clothing in traditional Chinese
袧 · gōu
A type of ancient Chinese garment with deep folds or pleats;
a specific style of clothing in traditional Chinese dress.
A type of ancient Chinese garment with deepa specific style of clothing in traditional Chinese
Usage highlights
deeppleated robeancient pleatsceremonial pleatsclothing with folds
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The ceremonial robe had deep pleats (袧).
- Traditional Chinese clothing includes various pleated garments (袧衣).
- Archaeologists found remnants of a pleated robe (袧服) from the Han dynasty.
Collocations
- deep-pleated garment(袧衣)
- pleated robe(袧服)
- ancient pleats(古袧)
- ceremonial pleats(礼袧)
- clothing with folds(有袧之服)
Cultural background
FAQ- Refers to a specific tailoring technique in traditional Chinese clothing where deep folds or pleats were incorporated into garments.
- Such pleated garments were often used in ceremonial or formal contexts in ancient China.
- The character appears in classical texts describing historical clothing styles and fashions.