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).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “jacket”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夹克 (夾克) | jiā kè | (loanword) jacket; also pr. [jia2 ke4] |
| 外套 | wài tào | outer garment; jacket; coat; measure word: 件 (jiàn) |
| 襦 | rú | jacket; short coat |
| 袄 (襖) | ǎo | coat; jacket |
| 茄克衫 | jiā kè shān | jacket |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 上衣.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body; at hand |
| 加上 | jiā shàng | to add; plus; in addition; moreover |
| 上面 | shàng miàn | on top of; above-mentioned |
| 实际上 (實際上) | shí jì shàng | in fact; in reality |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) |
| 内衣 (內衣) | nèi yī | undergarment; 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.