衣 (yī)
clothes
How 衣 is written
- Strokes
- 6
- Traditional
- 衣
- Simplified
- 衣 (unchanged)
衣 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- yī
- clothes; CL:件[jian4]
- yì
- to dress; to wear; to put on (clothes)
Common words using 衣
- 大衣 dàyī
- overcoat; topcoat; cloak
- 衣服 yīfu
- clothes; CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
- 上衣 shàngyī
- jacket; upper outer garment; CL:件[jian4]
- 內衣 nèiyī
- undergarment; underwear; CL:件[jian4]
- 外衣 wàiyī
- outer clothing; semblance; appearance
- 棉衣 miányī
- cotton-padded clothes; CL:件[jian4]
- 毛衣 máoyī
- (wool) sweater; CL:件[jian4]
- 洗衣 xǐyī
- laundry
- 洗衣機 xǐyījī
- washer; washing machine; CL:臺|台[tai2]
- 睡衣 shuìyī
- night clothes; pajamas
- 穿衣 chuānyī
- to wear clothes; clothing
- 薰衣草 xūnyīcǎo
- lavender
衣 in a sentence
這件衣服很適合你。
Zhè jiàn yīfu hěn shìhé nǐ.
“This piece of clothing suits you very well.”
How common is 衣?
衣 is the 724th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 83.5% of all running text.
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