Chinese symbol for “shirt”
衬衫
chèn shān
Traditional: 襯衫
shirt; blouse; measure word: 件 (jiàn)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shirt is 衬衫 (chèn shān), defined as: shirt; blouse; measure word: 件 (jiàn).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “shirt”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衬衣 (襯衣) | chèn yī | shirt; measure word: 件 (jiàn) |
| 恤衫 | xù shān | shirt (loanword) |
| 汗衫 | hàn shān | vest; undershirt |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 衬衫.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衬衣 (襯衣) | chèn yī | shirt; measure word: 件 (jiàn) |
| 衬托 (襯托) | chèn tuō | to serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element |
| 陪衬 (陪襯) | péi chèn | to serve as a foil; to set off; a foil; a contrast |
| 映衬 (映襯) | yìng chèn | to set off by contrast; antithesis |
| 反衬 (反襯) | fǎn chèn | to serve as a foil; to highlight through contrast |
| 衣衫 | yī shān | clothing; unlined garment |
| 恤衫 | xù shān | shirt (loanword) |
| 羊毛衫 | yáng máo shān | wool sweater; cardigan |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shirt”.
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.