衣

yī · yì

clothes · CL:件 jiàn

Radical: 衣 Strokes: 6

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

表装衰裂裁袭袋裘裹衷裳裔

Same radical

表装衰裂裁袭袋裘裹衷裳裔衾襄袁

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Character Decomposition

Etymology

A woman's dress

Meanings2 pronunciations

yī

clothes

CL:件 jiàn

Kangxi radical 145

yì

to dress

to wear

to put on (clothes)

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Words with 衣 796 total

shirt · CL:件 jiàn衬衣chèn yī winter clothes冬衣dōng yī sausage casing肠衣cháng yī lichen地衣dì yī cicada slough (used in TCM)蝉衣chán yī unlined garment单衣dān yī jacket worn esp. by soldiers in former times, with large insignia on the front and back indicating unit affiliation号衣hào yī windbreaker · wind cheater · wind jacket · CL:件 jiàn风衣fēng yī to wash clothes浣衣huàn yī

Idioms with 衣 177 total Chain

lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom) · fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world白衣苍狗bái yī cāng gǒu (idiom) wearing loose robes and a wide sash; fig. the attire of ancient Confucian scholars褒衣博带bāo yī bó dài

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