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衤cloth

cloth. 5 strokes. 8 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning clothStrokes 5Characters 8

How to write 衤

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Stroke order chart for the 衤 radical — 5 strokes

What it tells you about a character

Of the 8 characters below, 8 are pictophonetic with 衤 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 8 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 衤 family

HSK 3 · 6

被bèi衬chèn补bǔ衫shān裤kù裙qún

HSK 4 · 1

袜wà

HSK 6 · 1

袖xiù

Words they appear in

被(bèi)子(zi)a quilt
睡觉时盖在身上保暖的东西
衬(chèn)衣(yī)a button-up shirt
贴身穿的、有领子和纽扣的上衣
补(bǔ)to patch a hole or tear
把破的地方修好，添上缺的部分
补(bǔ)充(chōng)to supplement with additional material
在原来的基础上再加进一些内容
被(bèi)a quilt
睡觉时盖在身上保暖的厚棉套
衬(chèn)衫(shān)a button-up shirt
上身穿的、前面开扣子的衣服
裤(kù)子(zi)trousers
下身穿的、分开两条腿的衣服
短(duǎn)裤(kù)shorts
裤腿只到膝盖以上的夏季裤子
裙(qún)子(zi)a skirt
女生穿的、下摆展开的衣服
被(bèi)迫(pò)compelled, forced to
在压力之下不得不做某事
袜(wà)子(zi)socks
穿在脚上、鞋子里面的织物
被(bèi)动(dòng)passive, inactive (opposite of proactive)
只等着别人安排，自己不主动去做
补(bǔ)偿(cháng)compensation, to make up for a loss
对受到的损失给予相应的弥补
补(bǔ)贴(tiē)subsidy, allowance
为减轻负担而额外发放的资助款项