clothes

Origin & mnemonic

This radical derives from oracle-bone and seal-script pictographs depicting the shape of a garment or robe. The strokes represent a body with arms or sleeves, illustrating how clothes envelop the wearer.

Mnemonic: The shape of this radical resembles a robe or dress drawn from above, with sleeves hugging the body.

• 衤yī🔊

  the left-radical form of Kangxi radical 145, 衣[yi1]

  5 strokes

• 衣yī🔊

  clothes

  6 strokes

• 补bǔ🔊

  to repair

  HSK 3

  7 strokes

• 表biǎo🔊

  watch (timepiece)

  HSK 2

  8 strokes

• 衫shān🔊

  garment

  8 strokes

• 衬chèn🔊

  (of garments) against the skin

  8 strokes

• 衩chǎ🔊

  open seam of a garment

  8 strokes

• 只zhǐ🔊

  only; merely; just

  HSK 2

  9 strokes

• 衵nì🔊

  women's undergarments

  9 strokes

• 衭fū🔊

  the lapel of a garment

  9 strokes

• 衲nà🔊

  cassock

  9 strokes

• 衽rèn🔊

  (literary) overlapping part of Chinese gown

  9 strokes

• 衿jīn🔊

  collar

  9 strokes

• 袂mèi🔊

  sleeve of a robe

  9 strokes

• 袄ǎo🔊

  coat

  9 strokes

• 袆huī🔊

  a queen's ceremonial gowns

  9 strokes

• 被bèi🔊

  quilt

  HSK 3

  10 strokes

• 衰shuāi🔊

  (bound form) to decay; to decline; to wane

  10 strokes

• 袍páo🔊

  gown (lined)

  10 strokes

• 袁yuán🔊

  long robe (old)

  10 strokes

• 袜wà🔊

  variant of 襪|袜[wa4]

  10 strokes

• 衾qīn🔊

  coverlet

  10 strokes

• 衮gǔn🔊

  imperial robe

  10 strokes

• 衷zhōng🔊

  inner feelings

  10 strokes

• 袅niǎo🔊

  delicate

  10 strokes

• 袎yào🔊

  variant of 靿[yao4]

  10 strokes

• 袒tǎn🔊

  old variant of 袒[tan3]

  10 strokes

• 袖xiù🔊

  sleeve

  10 strokes

• 袗zhěn🔊

  unlined garment

  10 strokes

• 袚fú🔊

  knee-pads

  10 strokes

• 袟zhì🔊

  book cover

  10 strokes

• 袢pàn🔊

  used in 袷袢[qia1 pan4]

  10 strokes

• 袪qū🔊

  sleeve opening

  10 strokes

• 袮Nǐ🔊

  You

  10 strokes

• 袯bó🔊

  used in 襏襫|袯襫[bo2 shi4]

  10 strokes

• 袋dài🔊

  pouch

  HSK 4

  11 strokes

• 袈jiā🔊

  used in 袈裟[jia1 sha1]

  11 strokes

• 袤mào🔊

  length

  11 strokes

• 袱fú🔊

  (bound form) a cloth used to wrap or cover

  11 strokes

• 袷qiā🔊

  used in 袷袢[qia1 pan4]

  11 strokes

• 袺jié🔊

  lift up a dress

  11 strokes

• 袼gē🔊

  gusset

  11 strokes

• 袽rú🔊

  old rags

  11 strokes

• 袿guà🔊

  old variant of 褂[gua4]

  11 strokes

• 裀yīn🔊

  mat

  11 strokes

• 裆dāng🔊

  crotch

  11 strokes

• 裈kūn🔊

  pants (old)

  11 strokes

• 裉kèn🔊

  side seam in an upper garment

  11 strokes