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Chinese symbol for “semblance”

外衣
wài yī
outer clothing; semblance; appearance

The closest CC-CEDICT match for semblance is 外衣 (wài yī), defined as: outer clothing; semblance; appearance.

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

外 wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
radical 36 ⼣ · 5 strokes
衣 yī
cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
radical 145 ⾐ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 外衣.

WordPinyinMeaning
另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition
此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
外国 (外國)wài guóforeign country
国外 (國外)guó wàiabroad; external (affairs)
海外hǎi wàioverseas; abroad
之外zhī wàioutside; excluding
衣服yī fuclothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào)
内衣 (內衣)nèi yīundergarment; underwear

See also: Japanese symbol for “semblance”.

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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