Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Character: Sleeve Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 1114, Entry 17 Ancient form: Xiù Pronounced xiù Definition: The sleeve of a garment. Explanation of Names (Shiming): A sleeve, meaning to follow, as it is the part through which the hand follows in and out. It also means to receive, as it serves to receive the hand. History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Biography of Ma Liao: In the capital, there is a fondness for large sleeves, consuming whole bolts of silk from all directions. Also, Collected Surveys of the Comprehensive Mirror (Gangmu Jilan): Half-sleeve, a garment with short sleeves. Explanation of Names (Shiming): A half-sleeve has sleeves that are half-length, like a short jacket with sleeves attached. Book of Jin (Jinshu), Treatise on the Five Elements: Emperor Ming of Wei wore a light blue silk half-sleeve. Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Also written in the variant forms xiù and xiù.