衫
garment; jacket with open slits in place of sleeves
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,291 U+886B
How 衫 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
衤 (semantic, “clothes”) + 彡 (phonetic, shān)
components: 衤 彡
How to remember it
shirt · Heisig RSH #2702
cloak + rooster tail
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 彡
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 彡 (shān) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 彡 sound component | shān | hair; sunlight |
| 参 | cān | to take part in, to intervene; ginseng |
| 珍 | zhēn | a treasure, a precious thing; rare, valuable |
| 杉 | shān | various species of pine and fir |
| 钐 | shān | samarium |
| 彤 | tóng | red, vermillion |
| 肜 | róng | to sacrifice on two successive days |
Words containing 衫
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毛织运动衫 | máo zhī yùn dòng shān | jersey |
| 运动衫 | yùn dòng shān | sports shirt; sweatshirt; CL:件[jian4] |
| 冷气衫 | lěng qì shān | warm clothes such as padded jacket to be worn in air conditioning (esp. in Hong Kong) |
| 套衫儿 | tào shān r | a pullover |
| 羊毛衫 | yáng máo shān | wool sweater; cardigan |
| 广告衫 | guǎng gào shān | promotional T-shirt; CL:件[jian4] |
| 吊带衫 | diào dài shān | halter top; spaghetti strap top; sun top |
| 长衫 | cháng shān | long gown; cheongsam; traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao |
| 开衫 | kāi shān | cardigan |
| 海魂衫 | hǎi hún shān | Breton shirt; sailor's striped shirt |
| 衣衫 | yī shān | clothing; unlined garment |
| 半截衫 | bàn jié shān | upper jacket |
| 套衫 | tào shān | a pullover |
| 茄克衫 | jiā kè shān | jacket |
| 征衫 | zhēng shān | traveler's clothing; by extension, traveler |
| 体恤衫 | tǐ xù shān | T-shirt; CL:件[jian4] |
| 女衬衫 | nǚ chèn shān | blouse |
| 开襟衫 | kāi jīn shān | cardigan |
| 汗衫 | hàn shān | vest; undershirt; shirt |
| 撞衫 | zhuàng shān | to wear the same outfit as sb else (in public) |