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袷 [qiā] 1. Same as "夹" (to overlap). 2. Noun: A type of clothing that is double-layered without padding. Example from Tang Dynasty poet Li Shangyin’s poem "Spring Rain": "Lying despondently in the new spring white 袷 garment, the white gate is sparse, and many feelings conflict." Example from Song Dynasty poet Wen Tong’s poem "Arriving Late at the Village": "Old hems flutter in the wind as I go to pick mulberries, while the white 袷 rolls up with the water, bringing back the rice seedlings." 3. Noun: An ancient type of cross-stitched collar. It is not very clearly defined, but numerous artifacts from the Warring States period, including bronze and wooden statues, show collars that cross and fold down, which may refer to 袷. Reference from the Book of Rites, "On Courtesies": "The Son of Heaven does not look above the 袷, nor below the belt." Reference from the Book of Rites, "Deep Clothing": "The sleeves are round to correspond with the regulations, while the 袷 curves like a square to correspond with the surface." Commentary by Zheng Xuan (Han Dynasty): "袷 is a cross-collar; in ancient times, it was a square collar similar to that of children’s clothes." 4. Noun: A collarless long coat; a front-closing robe of ethnic groups in China such as the Uighurs and Tajiks.