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Chinese symbol for “sweatshirt”

卫衣
wèi yī
Traditional: 衛衣
sweatshirt

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sweatshirt is 卫衣 (wèi yī), defined as: sweatshirt.

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

卫 wèi
to guard, to protect, to defend
radical 26 ⼙ · 3 strokes
衣 yī
cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
radical 145 ⾐ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sweatshirt”

WordPinyinMeaning
运动衫 (運動衫)yùn dòng shānsports shirt; sweatshirt

Related words

Other words that share a character with 卫衣.

WordPinyinMeaning
卫生 (衛生)wèi shēnghygienic; sanitary; hygiene; sanitation
卫星 (衛星)wèi xīng(aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon
保卫 (保衛)bǎo wèito defend; to safeguard
捍卫 (捍衛)hàn wèito defend; to uphold; to safeguard
卫视 (衛視)wèi shìsatellite TV (abbr. for 卫星电视 (wèi xīng diàn shì))
防卫 (防衛)fáng wèito defend; defensive
衣服yī fuclothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào)
内衣 (內衣)nèi yīundergarment; underwear

See also: Japanese symbol for “sweatshirt”.

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.