衫
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garment; jacket with open slits in place of sleeves
- HSK 3.0
- Level 3
- Old HSK
- Level 3
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 衣 +3
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 衫
- Common rank
- #2,291
- Unicode
- U+886B
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 衫 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
衤 meaning “clothes” + 彡 sound ()
Components 衤 彡
How to remember it
shirt · Heisig RSH #2702
cloak + rooster tail
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 衫
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毛织运动衫 | jersey | |
| 运动衫 | sports shirt; sweatshirt; CL:件[jian4] | |
| 冷气衫 | warm clothes such as padded jacket to be worn in air conditioning (esp. in Hong Kong) | |
| 套衫儿 | a pullover | |
| 羊毛衫 | wool sweater; cardigan | |
| 广告衫 | promotional T-shirt; CL:件[jian4] | |
| 吊带衫 | halter top; spaghetti strap top; sun top | |
| 长衫 | long gown; cheongsam; traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao | |
| 开衫 | cardigan | |
| 海魂衫 | Breton shirt; sailor's striped shirt | |
| 衣衫 | clothing; unlined garment | |
| 半截衫 | upper jacket | |
| 套衫 | a pullover | |
| 茄克衫 | jacket | |
| 征衫 | traveler's clothing; by extension, traveler | |
| 体恤衫 | T-shirt; CL:件[jian4] | |
| 女衬衫 | blouse | |
| 开襟衫 | cardigan | |
| 汗衫 | vest; undershirt; shirt | |
| 撞衫 | to wear the same outfit as sb else (in public) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 彡 — compare how they read.