clothes

Pictograph of a shirt or coat.

Evolution

衣 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
衣 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
衣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
衣 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
衣 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

clothes, clothing; cover, skin; clothes; CL:[jiàn]; Kangxi radical 145

 

to dress; to wear; to put on (clothes)

Most common words with 衣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

衣服

clothes

clothes

内衣

undergarment

毛衣

(wool) sweater

大衣

overcoat

Component uses

Meaning component in 31 characters (12 verified)

𧝑

Sound component in 7 characters (2 verified)

Iconic component in 5 characters (5 verified)

Remnant component in 3 characters (3 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (1 verified)