衣 — Chinese character
衣
yī
cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
- Pinyin
- yī
- Radical
- 145 ⾐ (Clothes)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 亠
- Formation
- pictographic — A woman's dress
- Japanese
- 衣 as a kanji
Common words with 衣
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) |
| 内衣 (內衣) | nèi yī | undergarment; underwear |
| 上衣 | shàng yī | jacket; upper outer garment |
| 衣物 | yī wù | clothing; clothing and other personal items |
| 睡衣 | shuì yī | night clothes; pajamas |
| 洗衣机 (洗衣機) | xǐ yī jī | washing machine; washer; 台 (tái) |
| 洗衣 | xǐ yī | laundry |
| 外衣 | wài yī | outer clothing; semblance |
| 衣柜 (衣櫃) | yī guì | wardrobe; armoire |
| 大衣 | dà yī | overcoat; topcoat |
| 衣着 (衣著) | yī zhuó | clothes |
| 更衣室 | gēng yī shì | change room; dressing room; locker room; (euphemism) toilet |
English words written with 衣
衣 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 15 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 18 · Zhuangzi 32 · Doctrine of the Mean 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 34
- Analects 4.9
- Analects 5.25
- Analects 6.3
- Analects 8.21
- Analects 9.9
- Analects 9.26
- Analects 10.3
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