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Chinese symbol for “jacket”

上衣
shàng yī
jacket; upper outer garment; measure word: 件 (jiàn)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for jacket is 上衣 (shàng yī), defined as: jacket; upper outer garment; measure word: 件 (jiàn).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

上 shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
衣 yī
cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
radical 145 ⾐ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “jacket”

WordPinyinMeaning
夹克 (夾克)jiā kè(loanword) jacket; also pr. [jia2 ke4]
外套wài tàoouter garment; jacket; coat; measure word: 件 (jiàn)
襦rújacket; short coat
袄 (襖)ǎocoat; jacket
茄克衫jiā kè shānjacket

Related words

Other words that share a character with 上衣.

WordPinyinMeaning
以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
晚上wǎn shangevening; night
身上shēn shangon the body; at hand
加上jiā shàngto add; plus; in addition; moreover
上面shàng miànon top of; above-mentioned
实际上 (實際上)shí jì shàngin fact; in reality
衣服yī fuclothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào)
内衣 (內衣)nèi yīundergarment; underwear

See also: Japanese symbol for “jacket”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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