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衣

yī

HSK 1 Character Measure word 件

What 衣 means

1. clothes
2. Kangxi radical 145

Other readings

衣 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

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

Example sentences

• 穿衣服。
  Get dressed.
• 穿衣服！
  Get dressed!
• 我脱衣服。
  Wǒ tuōyīfú.
  I'm undressing.
• 请穿衣服。
  Please get dressed.
• 人要衣装。
  Clothes make the man.
• 穿上衣服。
  Put on some clothes.

Words starting with 衣

• 衣服yī fuclothes
• 衣裳yī shang(colloquial) clothes
• 衣物yī wùclothing; clothing and other personal items
• 衣着yī zhuóclothes
• 衣衫yī shānclothing; unlined garment
• 衣柜yī guìwardrobe; armoire
• 衣领yī lǐngcollar; neck
• 衣袖yī xiùthe sleeve of a garment
• 衣襟yī jīnthe front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket; lapel
• 衣袋yī dàipocket (in a garment)
• 衣食yī shíclothes and food
• 衣架yī jiàclothes hanger; clothes rack
• 衣橱yī chúwardrobe
• 衣角yī jiǎocorner of the lower hem of a jacket etc
• 衣食住行yī shí zhù xíng(lit.) clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom); (fig.) people's basic needs
• 衣裙yī qúnfemale clothing
• 衣兜yī dōupocket
• 衣冠yī guānhat and clothes; attire
• 衣冠楚楚yī guān chǔ chǔimmaculately dressed; well-groomed; dapper
• 衣料yī liàomaterial for clothing
• 衣饰yī shìclothes and ornaments
• 衣钵yī bōthe cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple…
• 衣品yī pǐntaste in clothes; dress sense; fashion sense
• 衣子yī zǐcovering

Words containing 衣

• 洗衣机xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer
• 内衣nèi yīundergarment; underwear
• 上衣shàng yījacket; upper outer garment
• 大衣dà yīovercoat; topcoat; cloak
• 毛衣máo yī(wool) sweater
• 衬衣chèn yīshirt
• 睡衣shuì yīnight clothes; pajamas
• 外衣wài yīouter clothing; semblance; appearance
• 洗衣xǐ yīlaundry
• 便衣biàn yīcivilian clothes; plain clothes; plainclothesman
• 雨衣yǔ yīraincoat
• 连衣裙lián yī qúna one-piece dress
• 穿衣chuān yīto put on clothes; to get dressed
• 风衣fēng yīwindbreaker; wind cheater; wind jacket
• 青衣qīng yīblack clothes; servant (old); young woman role in Chinese opera, also called 正旦
• 布衣bù yīplain cotton clothing; (literary) the common people
• 棉衣mián yīcotton-padded clothes
• 更衣室gēng yī shìchange room; dressing room; locker room; (euphemism) toilet
• 洗衣粉xǐ yī fěnlaundry detergent; washing powder
• 更衣gēng yīto change clothes; to go to the toilet (euphemism)
• 天衣无缝tiān yī wú fènglit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless
• 和衣hé yīwith one's clothes on (when sleeping)
• 皮衣pí yīleather jacket or coat
• 成衣chéng yīready-made clothes

Characters that look like 衣

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 布bùcloth; to declare; to announce
• 状zhuàng(bound form) form; appearance; shape; (bound form) state; condition…
• 农nóng(bound form) agriculture
• 尿niàoto urinate; urine
• 朱zhūvermilion
• 汞gǒngmercury (chemistry)

Sounds the same

Read yī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 一one; single; a (article)
• 医medical; medicine; doctor
• 依to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to
• 伊(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she")…
• 壹one (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
• 漪ripple
• 揖to greet by raising clasped hands
• 噫yeah (interjection of approval); to belch
• 咿(onomatopoeia) to squeak
• 铱iridium (chemistry)
• 瑿a black stone like jade; jet
• 祎excellent; precious; rare