Chinese symbol for “sweater”
毛衣
máo yī
(wool) sweater; measure word: 件 (jiàn)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sweater is 毛衣 (máo yī), defined as: (wool) sweater; measure word: 件 (jiàn).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “sweater”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 毛衣.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毛病 | máo bìng | fault; defect |
| 毛巾 | máo jīn | towel; 条 (tiáo) |
| 羽毛 | yǔ máo | feather; plumage |
| 毛利 | máo lì | gross profit |
| 羊毛 | yáng máo | wool; fleece |
| 眉毛 | méi mao | eyebrow; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) |
| 内衣 (內衣) | nèi yī | undergarment; underwear |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sweater”.
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.