衣cloth
cloth. 6 strokes. 7 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.
Meaning clothStrokes 6Characters 7
How to write 衣
What it tells you about a character
Of the 7 characters below, 4 are pictophonetic with 衣 as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.
The 7 characters
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 衣 family
HSK 2 · 3
HSK 4 · 2
HSK 5 · 1
HSK 6 · 1
Words they appear in
| 表 | wristwatch, gauge 戴在手腕上、用来看时间的物件 |
| 大衣 | an overcoat 冬天穿在最外面的长外套 |
| 手表 | wristwatch 指戴在手腕上看时间的表 |
| 洗衣机 | washing machine 指用来清洗衣物的机器 |
| 装 | to load, pack 指把东西一件件放进容器里 |
| 安装 | to install 把机器或零件装好，让它能用 |
| 表格 | a form for recording data 画上格子，用来整齐记录数字的纸 |
| 表达 | to put an idea into words 把心里想的说出来，让别人明白 |
| 发表 | to publish a piece of writing 把写好的文章交出去，让别人能看到 |
| 表演 | to put on a show 在大家面前唱歌跳舞或演出 |
| 表现 | how someone conducts themself 一个人做事时让别人看到的样子 |
| 代表 | a person chosen to speak for others 被大家选出来，站出去说话或做事的人 |
| 上衣 | an upper-body garment 穿在上半身的衣服 |
| 衬衣 | a button-up shirt 贴身穿的、有领子和纽扣的上衣 |