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Chinese symbol for “overalls”

罩衣
zhào yī
overalls; measure word: 件 (jiàn)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for overalls is 罩衣 (zhào yī), defined as: overalls; 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

罩 zhào
cover, shroud; basket for catching fish
radical 122 ⽹ · 13 strokes
衣 yī
cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
radical 145 ⾐ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “overalls”

WordPinyinMeaning
工装裤 (工裝褲)gōng zhuāng kùoveralls (clothing); coveralls
背带裤 (背帶褲)bēi dài kùoveralls; dungarees

Related words

Other words that share a character with 罩衣.

WordPinyinMeaning
口罩kǒu zhàomask (surgical etc)
笼罩 (籠罩)lǒng zhàoto envelop; to shroud
胸罩xiōng zhàobrassiere (underwear); bra
面罩miàn zhàomask; visor
罩杯zhào bēicup (bra size)
眼罩yǎn zhàoeye-patch; blindfold
衣服yī fuclothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào)
内衣 (內衣)nèi yīundergarment; underwear

See also: Japanese symbol for “overalls”.

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.