衣
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clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #385 U+8863
How 衣 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A woman's dress
components: 亠
? unknown part
How to remember it
clothing · Heisig RSH #400
top hat — as a component also called: cloak, scarf, bandana, top hat and scarf, clothing
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 衣 as their sound component
These characters all use 衣 (yī) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衣 sound component | yī | cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat |
| 依 | yī | to rely on; to consent, to obey; according to |
| 哀 | āi | sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve |
| 袭 | xí | to attack, to raid; to inherit |
| 裔 | yì | progeny, descendants |
| 铱 | yī | iridium |
Words containing 衣
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开花衣 | kāi huā yī | to open a bale of cotton |
| 一衣带水 | yī yī dài shuǐ | (separated only by) a narrow strip of water |
| 红衣主教 | hóng yī zhǔ jiào | Catholic cardinal |
| 白大衣高血压 | bái dà yī gāo xuè yā | white coat hypertension; white coat syndrome |
| 大衣 | dà yī | overcoat; topcoat; cloak; CL:件[jian4] |
| 衣子 | yī zǐ | covering |
| 地衣 | dì yī | lichen |
| 白衣战士 | bái yī zhàn shì | warrior in white; medical worker |
| 上衣 | shàng yī | jacket; upper outer garment; CL:件[jian4] |
| 衣原体 | yī yuán tǐ | Chlamydia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria) |
| 法衣 | fǎ yī | robe of a Buddhist priest; ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest; robe of a judge, nun, pr… |
| 衣物 | yī wù | clothing; clothing and other personal items |
| 风衣 | fēng yī | windbreaker; wind cheater; wind jacket; CL:件[jian4] |
| 成衣 | chéng yī | ready-made clothes |
| 外衣 | wài yī | outer clothing; semblance; appearance |
| 毛线衣 | máo xiàn yī | sweater; woolen knitwear; wool |
| 派克大衣 | pài kè dà yī | parka jacket (loanword); CL:件[jian4] |
| 布衣 | bù yī | plain cotton clothing; (literary) the common people |
| 制衣 | zhì yī | clothing manufacture |
| 衣鱼 | yī yú | silverfish (Lepisma saccharina) |