衣
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clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 衣 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A woman's dress
Components 亠
? unknown part
How to remember it
clothing · Heisig RSH #400
top hat — as a component also called: cloak, scarf, bandana, top hat and scarf, clothing
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 衣
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衣服 | clothes; CL:件[jian4],套[tao4] | |
| 开花衣 | to open a bale of cotton | |
| 一衣带水 | (separated only by) a narrow strip of water | |
| 红衣主教 | Catholic cardinal | |
| 白大衣高血压 | white coat hypertension; white coat syndrome | |
| 大衣 | overcoat; topcoat; cloak; CL:件[jian4] | |
| 衣子 | covering | |
| 地衣 | lichen | |
| 白衣战士 | warrior in white; medical worker | |
| 上衣 | jacket; upper outer garment; CL:件[jian4] | |
| 衣原体 | Chlamydia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria) | |
| 法衣 | robe of a Buddhist priest; ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest; robe of a judge, nun, pr… | |
| 衣物 | clothing; clothing and other personal items | |
| 风衣 | windbreaker; wind cheater; wind jacket; CL:件[jian4] | |
| 成衣 | ready-made clothes | |
| 外衣 | outer clothing; semblance; appearance | |
| 毛线衣 | sweater; woolen knitwear; wool | |
| 派克大衣 | parka jacket (loanword); CL:件[jian4] | |
| 布衣 | plain cotton clothing; (literary) the common people | |
| 制衣 | clothing manufacture |
Sound family
These characters use 衣 as their sound component — compare how they read.