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Translingual
Stroke order
Stroke order
𧘇 (when used as a bottom radical)
衤 (when used as a left radical)
Han character
衣 (Kangxi radical 145, 衣 +0, 6 strokes, cangjie input 卜竹女 (YHV ), four-corner 00732 , composition ⿱亠 𧘇 )
Kangxi radical #145, ⾐ .
Descendants
Derived characters
Appendix:Chinese radical/衣
依 , 𠲖 , 㛄 , 𭕊 , 𢙇 , 挔 , 㳖 , 𭸈 , 䧇 , 𭥾 , 𭨳 , 𣐿 , 𫀊 , 畩 , 𥑴 , 𬗑 , 𫌻 , 𭕧 , 銥 (铱 ), 餏 (饻 ), 𮪩 , 𬷐 , 𬹶
𠜆 , 𪫳 , 𩛚 , 𪀰 , 𫢚 , 𡘚 , 䒾 , 𬋧 , 𦊬 , 𫞫 , 𥥴 , 𭾱 , 𦊶 , 𬕁 , 𩂱 , 𭊀 , 䮍 , 𩬿 , 𮫟 , 𭧯 , 𥲘 , 㠢 , 𮆵 , 𮒸 , 㕈 , 庡 , 扆 , 𪪠 , 𪊬 , 𪗋
初 , 𤇷 ,
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 1111 , character 1
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34091
Dae Jaweon: page 1575, character 9
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3074, character 1
Unihan data for U+8863
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
哀
*qɯːl
依
*qɯl
衣
*qɯl, *qɯls
扆
*qɯlʔ
庡
*qɯlʔ
偯
*qɯlʔ
Pictogram (象形 ) Outline of the chest, upper clothing. Compare to the upper part of 文 .
This pictogram 衣 can be split into two parts and hold another component (e.g., 裹 , 衮 , 褱 , 襄 , and 𧝑 as used in 㞡 > 展 ).
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *w(y)a-t ~ wit ( “ to wear; to clothe ” ) .
Pronunciation 2 ("to wear") is the exoactive form of pronunciation 1 ("garment; clothes").
Pronunciation 1
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : yī (yi1 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄧ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : yi1
(Xi'an , Guanzhong Pinyin ) : yǐ
(Nanjing , Nanjing Pinyin ) : yì
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : йи (yi, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : ji1
(Dongguan , Jyutping++ ) : zi1
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : yi1
(Yangjiang , Jyutping++ ) : ji1
Gan (Wiktionary ) : i1
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : yî
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : yi1
Jin (Wiktionary ) : i1
Northern Min (KCR ) : í
Eastern Min (BUC ) : ĭ
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : i / ui
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : i1 / ui1
(Leizhou , Leizhou Pinyin ) : i1
Southern Pinghua (Nanning , Jyutping++ ) : ji1
Wu (Wugniu )
Xiang
(Changsha , Wiktionary ) : i1
(Loudi , Wiktionary ) : i1
(Hengyang , Wiktionary ) : i1
Mandarin
Cantonese
Gan
Hakka
Jin
Northern Min
Eastern Min
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , Nan'an , Hui'an , Yongchun , Zhangpu , Changtai , Longyan , General Taiwanese , Singapore )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , Nan'an , Hui'an , Zhangpu , Changtai , General Taiwanese , Singapore )
Note :
i - literary;
ui - vernacular (only in the sense “placenta”).
Note :
i1 - literary;
ui1 - vernacular.
(Leizhou )
Leizhou Pinyin : i1
Sinological IPA : /i³⁵/
Southern Pinghua
Wu
(Northern : Shanghai , Jiading , Songjiang , Chongming , Suzhou , Changzhou , Jiaxing , Tongxiang , Haining , Haiyan , Hangzhou , Shaoxing , Ningbo )
(Jinhua )
Xiang
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
衣
Reading #
1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
yī
Middle Chinese
‹ ʔjɨj ›
Old Chinese
/*ʔ(r)əj/
English
clothes
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
衣
Reading #
1/2
No.
14837
Phonetic component
衣
Rime group
微
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
依
Old Chinese
/*qɯl/
Definitions
衣
(upper) garment ; clothes ; clothing (Classifier : 件 )
衣 服 ― yī fú ― clothes
內衣 / 内衣 ― nèiyī ― underwear
睡衣 ― shuìyī ― night clothes; pajamas
coating ; covering ; skin
糖衣 ― tángyī ― sugar coating
槍衣 / 枪衣 ― qiāngyī ― gun cover
membrane ; film
( literary or dialectal ) afterbirth ; placenta
a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
衣服 (“clothes”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
衣 , 衣裳 , 衣服
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
衣服 , 衣裳
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
衣裳 , 衣服
Taiwan
衣服 , 衣裳
Harbin
衣服 , 衣裳
Shenyang
衣裳
Malaysia
衣服
Singapore
衣服
Jilu Mandarin
Tianjin
衣裳 , 衣服
Jinan
衣裳 , 衣服
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
衣裳
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
衣裳
Wanrong
行李 , 穿的
Kaifeng
衣裳
Xi'an
衣裳
Xining
衣裳
Xuzhou
衣裳 , 衣服
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
衣裳
Lanzhou
衣裳
Ürümqi
衣裳
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
衣裳 , 衣服
Chongqing
衣服
Wuhan
衣服 , 衣裳
Guiyang
衣裳 , 衣服
Kunming
衣裳
Guilin
衣服
Liuzhou
衣裳 , 衣服
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
衣裳 , 衣服
Yangzhou
衣裳
Nantong
衣裳
Hefei
衣裳
Mandarin
Nanping (Yanping)
衣裳
Cantonese
Guangzhou
衫褲 , 衫
Hong Kong
衫褲 , 衫
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
衣裳
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
衫
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
衫褲
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
衫褲
Macau
衫
Guangzhou (Panyu)
衫
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
衫
Guangzhou (Conghua)
衫
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
衫褲
Foshan
衫
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
衫
Foshan (Shunde)
衫
Foshan (Sanshui)
衫
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
衫
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
衫
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
衫
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
衫褲
Zhuhai (Doumen)
衫褲
Jiangmen (Baisha)
衫褲
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
衫褲
Taishan
衫 , 衫褲
Kaiping (Chikan)
衫褲
Enping (Niujiang)
衫褲
Heshan (Yayao)
衫褲
Dongguan
衫褲 , 衫
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
衫褲
Qingyuan
衫褲
Fogang
衫
Yingde (Hanguang)
衫
Yangshan
衣服 , 衫褲
Lianshan (Butian)
衫褲
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
衫
Shaoguan
衫
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
衫 , 衣服
Renhua
衫
Lechang
衫
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
衫
Sihui
衫褲
Guangning
衫褲
Deqing
衫
Huaiji
衫
Fengkai (Nanfeng)
衫
Yunfu
衫
Xinxing
衫
Luoding
衫
Yunan (Pingtai)
衫
Yangjiang
衫褲
Xinyi
衫褲
Maoming (Xinpo)
衫褲
Lianjiang
衫
Wuchuan (Wuyang)
衫褲
Nanning
衫褲 , 衫
Wuzhou
衫
Yulin
衫
Hepu (Lianzhou)
衣裳
Hepu (Shatian)
衣裳
Guiping
衫褲
Mengshan (Xihe)
衫褲
Guigang (Nanjiang)
衫褲
Beiliu (Tangliao)
衫褲
Baise
衫褲
Bobai
衫褲
Lingshan
衫褲
Pubei
衫褲
Qinzhou
衫褲
Beihai
衣裳 , 衫褲
Beihai (Nankang)
衣裳
Beihai (Yingpan)
衣裳
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
衫褲
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
衫褲
Ningming
衫褲
Hengzhou
衫褲
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)
衫
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
衫褲
Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)
衫
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
衫褲 , 衫
Singapore (Guangfu)
衫褲 , 衫
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
衫褲
Móng Cái
衫褲
Gan
Nanchang
衣裳
Lichuan
衣裳
Pingxiang
衣服
Hakka
Meixian
衫褲
Xingning
衫褲
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
衫褲
Huiyang
衫褲
Huidong (Daling)
衫褲
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
衫褲
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
衫
Wuhua (Huacheng)
衫褲
Heyuan (Bendihua)
衫褲
Wengyuan
衫褲
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
衫褲
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
衫褲
Liannan
衫褲
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
衫
Jiexi
衫褲
Luhe
衫褲
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
衫褲
Changting
衫褲
Wuping
衫褲
Wuping (Yanqian)
衫褲
Wuping (Pingyu)
衫褲
Liancheng
衫褲
Ninghua
衫褲
Yudu
衫褲
Ningdu
衫褲
Ruijin
衫褲
Shicheng
衫褲
Shangyou (Shexi)
衫褲
Tonggu (Sandu)
衫褲
Ganzhou (Panlong)
衫褲
Dayu
衫褲
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
衫褲
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
衫褲
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
衫褲
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
衫褲
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
衫褲
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
衫褲
Hong Kong
衫褲
Mengshan (Xihe)
衫褲
Luchuan
衫褲
Senai (Huiyang)
衫褲
Kuching (Hepo)
衫褲
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
衫褲 , 衫
Huizhou
Jixi
衣裳
Jin
Taiyuan
衣裳
Xinzhou
衣裳
Northern Min
Jian'ou
衣裳
Jianyang
衣裳
Pucheng (Shibei)
衣裳
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
衣裳 , 身頌
Fuqing
衣裳 , 衫褲
Matsu
衣裳
Sitiawan (Gutian)
衣裳
Southern Min
Xiamen
衫 , 衫褲 , 衫穿 , 身穿
Xiamen (Tong'an)
衫褲
Quanzhou
衫 , 衫褲 , 身穿
Yongchun
衫褲
Zhangzhou
衫 , 衫褲 , 身穿 , 衫仔
Taipei
衫 , 衫仔褲
New Taipei (Sanxia)
衫
Kaohsiung
衫 , 衫仔褲
Yilan
衫 , 衫仔褲
Changhua (Lukang)
衫 , 衫仔褲
Taichung
衫
Taichung (Wuqi)
衫 , 衫仔褲
Tainan
衫
Taitung
衫
Hsinchu
衫
Kinmen
衫
Penghu (Magong)
衫
Penang (Hokkien)
衫
Singapore (Hokkien)
衫褲 , 衫
Manila (Hokkien)
衫 , 衫褲
Pingnan (Shangdu)
衣服
Chaozhou
衫褲 , 衫
Shantou
衫褲 , 衫
Shantou (Chenghai)
衫褲
Shantou (Chaoyang)
衫褲
Jieyang
衫褲
Haifeng
衫褲
Phnom Penh (Teochew)
衫褲
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
衫褲
Singapore (Teochew)
衫褲 , 衫
Pontianak (Teochew)
衫褲
Leizhou
衫褲
Haikou
衫褲
Qionghai
衫褲
Puxian Min
Putian
衣裳 , 衫褲
Xianyou
衫褲
Wu
Shanghai
衣裳
Shanghai (Chongming)
衣裳
Suzhou
衣裳
Danyang
衣裳 , 衣衫
Hangzhou
衣裳
Ningbo
衣裳 , 衣衫 dated
Wenzhou
衣裳 , 衣裳兒服
Jinhua
衣裳
Xiang
Changsha
衣服 , 衣 , 衣褲
Loudi
衣褲
Shuangfeng
衣服 , 衣褲
Hengyang
衣服
Dialectal synonyms of
上衣 (“upper garment; top”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
上衣
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
褂子 , 上衣
Harbin
上裝
Malaysia
衣
Singapore
衣
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
褂子 , 上身兒
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
上身兒
Xi'an
衫子 , 褂子
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
衣裳
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
上裝
Wuhan
褂子
Guilin
上衣
Jianghuai Mandarin
Yangzhou
上裝 , 褂子
Hefei
褂子
Cantonese
Guangzhou
衫
Hong Kong
衫
Macau
衫
Dongguan
衫
Yangjiang
衫
Maoming (Xinpo)
衫
Hepu (Lianzhou)
衣裳
Hepu (Shatian)
大衫
Beihai
衫
Beihai (Nankang)
衫
Beihai (Yingpan)
衫
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
衫
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
衫
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
衫
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
衫
Penang (Guangfu)
衫
Singapore (Guangfu)
衫
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
衫
Móng Cái
衫
Gan
Nanchang
褂子
Hakka
Meixian
衫 , 短衫 , 褂仔
Dongguan (Qingxi)
衫
Wuhua (Huacheng)
褂哩
Heyuan (Bendihua)
衫
Wengyuan
衫
Liannan
衫
Jiexi
衫
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
衫
Changting
衫
Wuping (Yanqian)
衫
Ninghua
衫
Yudu
衫
Tonggu (Sandu)
衫
Ganzhou (Panlong)
衫衣
Dayu
衫
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
衫
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
衫
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
衫
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
衫
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
衫
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
衫
Hong Kong
衫
Mengshan (Xihe)
衫
Luchuan
衫
Senai (Huiyang)
衫
Kuching (Hepo)
衫
Huizhou
Jixi
衣裳
Jin
Taiyuan
襖兒 , 褂子 , 衫子
Xinzhou
襖兒
Northern Min
Jian'ou
衫
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
衫
Southern Min
Xiamen
衫
Quanzhou
衫
Yongchun
衫
Zhangzhou
衫
Taipei
衫 GT
Penang (Hokkien)
衫
Singapore (Hokkien)
衫
Medan (Hokkien)
衫
Chaozhou
衫
Shantou
衫
Shantou (Chenghai)
衫
Jieyang
衫
Haifeng
衫
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
衫
Singapore (Teochew)
衫
Leizhou
衫
Wenchang
衫
Haikou
衫
Singapore (Hainanese)
衫
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
衫
Wu
Shanghai
上裝 , 上衣 , 衣裳
Suzhou
上裝
Danyang
衣裳 , 衣衫
Hangzhou
上裝
Ningbo
上裝
Wenzhou
衣裳
Xiang
Changsha
褂子
Loudi
衣衫
Shuangfeng
衣衫
Note
GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
Dialectal synonyms of
胎盤 (“placenta”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
胎盤
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
胎盤兒 , 胞衣
Taiwan
胎盤
Chengde
衣胞子
Chifeng
衣胞兒
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
胎盤兒
Heihe
胎盤 , 衣胞兒
Qiqihar
胎盤
Harbin
胎盤
Jiamusi
胎盤 , 衣胞兒 , 胎衣
Baicheng
胎盤 , 衣胞子
Changchun
胎盤 , 衣胞子
Tonghua
衣
Shenyang
胎盤 , 衣胞
Jinzhou
胎盤 , 衣胞 , 衣
Jilu Mandarin
Tianjin
衣胞兒
Tangshan
胎盤 , 衣胞兒 , 衣
Cangzhou
胎盤 , 衣胞子
Baoding
胎胞兒 , 衣胞兒
Shijiazhuang
衣胞兒
Lijin
衣胞子
Jinan
衣胞兒 , 衣 , 胎盤
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Dalian
衣
Dandong
胎盤 , 衣胞 , 衣
Yantai
衣胞兒
Yantai (Muping)
衣胞兒 , 衣 , 胎盤
Qingdao
衣
Zhucheng
衣胞兒
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
衣胞
Lingbao
衣胞
Jining
衣胞子
Wanrong
胎盤
Linfen
衣胞子
Shangqiu
胎盤 , 衣胞子
Yuanyang
胎盤 , 衣胞兒 , 胞衣
Zhengzhou
衣胞兒
Xinyang
衣胞子
Baihe
胎盤 , 衣胞子 , 胞衣
Xi'an
胎盤 , 衣胞 , 衣胞兒
Baoji
胎盤 , 衣胞
Xining
胎胞
Xuzhou
胎盤 , 衣胞
Fuyang
胎盤 , 衣胞 , 衣
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
胎盤 , 衣胞 , 胎胞
Lanzhou
胎盤 , 衣胞子
Dunhuang
衣
Hami
衣胞子
Ürümqi
胎盤 , 胞衣子 , 衣胞子 , 衣胞
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
胎盤 , 衣胞 , 衣胞子
Nanchong
胎盤 , 衣胞
Dazhou
衣胞兒
Hanyuan
胎盤 , 衣胞子
Xichang
胎盤 , 衣胞
Zigong
胎盤 , 衣胞兒
Chongqing
衣胞兒
Wuhan
胎盤 , 衣胞 , 衣子
Yichang
胎盤
Xiangyang
胎盤 , 衣胞兒 , 衣胞子
Tianmen
胎盤 , 衣胞子
Guiyang
胎盤 , 衣胞
Zunyi
胎盤 , 伴兒
Bijie
衣胞
Liping
衣胞
Zhaotong
衣胞
Dali
衣胞
Kunming
胎盤 , 衣胞
Mengzi
胎盤
Guilin
衣胞
Liuzhou
胎盤 , 胞衣
Jishou
衣胞
Changde
衣胞
Hanzhong
胎盤 , 衣胞
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
衣胞
Yangzhou
胎盤 , 衣胞 , 胞衣
Lianyungang
衣胞
Lianshui
胎盤子 , 衣子
Nantong
衣胞
Anqing
胎盤 , 胞衣
Wuhu
胞衣子
Hefei
胎盤
Hong'an
胎盤 , 衣胞
Cantonese
Guangzhou
胎盤
Hong Kong
胎盤
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
胎盤
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
胎盤
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
胞衣
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
胎盤
Macau
胎盤
Guangzhou (Panyu)
胎盤
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
胎盤
Guangzhou (Conghua)
胎盤
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
胎盤
Foshan
胎盤
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
綁
Foshan (Shunde)
胎盤
Foshan (Sanshui)
胎盤
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
胎盤
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
胎盤
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
胎盤
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
胎盤
Zhuhai (Doumen)
裙刨
Jiangmen (Baisha)
胎盤
Taishan
人仔裹
Kaiping (Chikan)
人仔裹
Enping (Niujiang)
人仔裹
Heshan (Yayao)
胎盤
Dongguan
胎盤
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
胎盤
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
胎衣
Gan
Nanchang
胞衣
Lichuan
胎盤
Pingxiang
胞衣
Hakka
Meixian
胞衣
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
胎盤
Dongguan (Qingxi)
胞衣
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
胞衣
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
胎盤
Wuhua (Huacheng)
胞衣
Heyuan (Bendihua)
胞衣
Wengyuan
胞衣
Liannan
胞衣
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
胞衣
Jiexi
胞衣
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
胞衣
Changting
胞衣
Wuping (Yanqian)
胞衣
Ninghua
胞衣
Yudu
胞衣
Ningdu
胞衣
Tonggu (Sandu)
胞衣
Ganzhou (Panlong)
胞衣
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
胎盤
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
胎盤
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
胎盤
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
胎盤
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
胎盤
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
衣
Hong Kong
胞衣
Mengshan (Xihe)
胞衣
Luchuan
胞衣
Senai (Huiyang)
胞衣
Huizhou
Shexian
胞衣
Jin
Taiyuan
胎盤 , 衣胞子
Yangyuan
胎盤 , 衣胞
Datong
衣胞兒
Xinzhou
胎盤 , 衣
Lüliang (Lishi)
胎盤 , 衣衫衫 , 衣
Changzhi
衣
Linhe
衣胞 , 衣
Jining
胎盤
Hohhot
胎盤 , 衣胞兒
Erenhot
胎盤 , 衣胞 , 衣
Pingshan
衣胞子
Zhangjiakou
胎盤 , 衣胞
Handan
衣胞
Linzhou
衣胞哦
Suide
衣胞兒
Northern Min
Jian'ou
胞衣
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
衣
Fuzhou (Changle)
衣
Fuqing
衣
Yongtai
衣母
Gutian
衣
Pingnan
衣
Fu'an
衣
Ningde
囝衣
Shouning
衣
Zhouning
衣
Fuding
囝衣
Southern Min
Xiamen
衣
Quanzhou
衣
Zhangzhou
衣
Kaohsiung
衣
Yilan
衣
Changhua (Lukang)
衣
Taichung
衣
Taichung (Wuqi)
衣
Tainan
衣
Taitung
衣帶
Hsinchu
衣
Penghu (Magong)
衣
Longyan
胎衣
Chaozhou
衣
Jieyang
衣
Bangkok (Teochew)
胎盤
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
胎盤
Haikou
胎盤
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
胎衣
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
胞衣
Wu
Shanghai
胞衣
Danyang
胞衣
Hangzhou
胎盤 , 衣胞
Wenzhou
胞衣
Xiang
Changsha
胎盤 , 胞衣
Loudi
胞衣
Hengyang
胞衣
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
衣
Reading #
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
yì
Middle Chinese
‹ ʔjɨjH ›
Old Chinese
/*ʔ(r)əj-s/
English
wear (v.t.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
衣
Reading #
2/2
No.
14841
Phonetic component
衣
Rime group
微
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese
/*qɯls/
Definitions
衣
† ( literary ) to dress ; to wear ; to put on clothes
衣 錦還鄉/ 衣 锦还乡 ― yì jǐnhuánxiāng ― to return home in glory
相 如 度 秦 王 雖 齋 ,決 負約 不 償 城 ,乃 使 其 從者 衣 褐 ,懷 其 璧 ,從 徑道 亡 ,歸 璧 於 趙 。 [Classical Chinese , trad. ] 相 如 度 秦 王 虽 斋 ,决 负约 不 偿 城 ,乃 使 其 从者 衣 褐 ,怀 其 璧 ,从 径道 亡 ,归 璧 于 赵 。 [Classical Chinese , simp. ] From: The Records of the Grand Historian , by Sima Qian , c. 91 BCE Xiàngrú duò Qín wáng suī zhāi, jué fùyuē bù cháng chéng, nǎi shǐ qí cóngzhě yì hè, huái qí bì, cóng jìngdào wáng, guī bì yú Zhào. Lin Xiangru reckoned even though the King of Qin agreed to fast, he would certainly break his promise and not hand over the cities. Hence, he ordered his servant to put on ragged clothes, hide the jade under his bosom, and flee Qin on trails, in order to smuggle the jade back to Zhao.
† to cover ; to place something over ; to wrap up; to bind up
† Original form of 依 (yī , “to rely on”).
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
衣
(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji )
clothing
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
From Old Japanese . Appears in the Kojiki completed in 712 CE.
Ultimate derivation unclear. May be a compound of ころ ( koro , uncertain meaning, possibly “wrapping”, cognate with 転 ( koro , “ roller; rolling ” ) ) + 裳 ( mo , “ lower robe ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
衣( ころも ) • (koromo )
( archaic ) clothes , clothing
Synonyms: 服 ( fuku ) , 衣服 ( ifuku )
a robe ( as worn by a monk, nun, or priest )
Synonyms: ( non-clerical ) 着物 ( kimono ) , ( clerical ) 法衣 ( hōi ) , ( clerical ) 僧衣 ( sōi )
a coating on an item of food , such as batter or icing
Synonym: 外皮 ( gaihi )
the outer shell or carapace of an insect or other arthropod
Synonym: 外皮 ( gaihi )
the hide or feathers of a small animal
Synonym: 外皮 ( gaihi )
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Likely cognate with 絹 ( kinu , “ silk ” ) .[ 3] Alternatively, may also be a compound of 着 ( ki , “ wearing ” , the 連( れん ) 用( よう ) 形( けい ) ( ren'yōkei , “ stem or continuative form ” ) of the verb 着る kiru , “to wear” ) + 布 ( nu , “ cloth ” , shortened from normal reading nuno ) .[ 3]
Pronunciation
Noun
衣( きぬ ) • (kinu )
clothes , clothing ( particularly clothing worn on the top half of the body )
an overrobe
the skin , hide , or shell of an animal; the bark , rind , or skin of a plant
Derived terms
Derived terms
衣( きぬ ) 落( おとし ) ( kinuotoshi ) : a particular moment in a noh play where a character approaches the bridge and removes an outer robe wrapped around their hips
Etymology 3
The rendaku form of 着 ( ki ) , the 連( れん ) 用( よう ) 形( けい ) ( ren'yōkei , “ stem or continuative form ” ) of the verb 着る (kiru , “to wear”).[ 3] [ 4]
Pronunciation
Suffix
衣( ぎ ) • (-gi )
clothes , clothing
Usage notes
Only found as the latter element in compounds. More commonly spelled 着 .
Derived terms
Etymology 4
From Middle Chinese 衣 (MC 'j+j , “clothes, clothing”).
The kan'on reading, so likely a more recent borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
衣( い ) • (i )
clothes , clothing
Affix
衣( い ) • (i )
clothes , clothing
garb , robe ( as worn by a monk, nun, or priest )
Derived terms
robe (as worn by a monk, nun, or priest)
Etymology 5
From Middle Chinese 衣 (MC 'j+j , “clothes, clothing”).
The goon reading, so likely the older borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
衣( え ) • (e )
clothes , clothing
Usage notes
Not used in isolation. Only encountered in compounds.
Derived terms
Etymology 6
⟨so2 ⟩ → /so/
From Old Japanese . Ultimate derivation unknown.
Pronunciation
Noun
衣( そ ) • (so )
( obsolete ) clothes , clothing
Usage notes
Only found in compounds.
Derived terms
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo : NHK Publishing, Inc. , →ISBN
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988 ) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō : Shogakukan , →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995 ) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo : Shogakukan , →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
衣 (eumhun 옷 의 ( ot ui ) )
hanja form? of 의 ( “ clothes , clothing ” )
Okinawan
Kanji
衣
(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji )
Etymology
Cognate with mainland Japanese 衣 ( kinu ) .[ 1] [ 2] Attested in the 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten , “Okinawan Dictionary”) as ちん .[ 3]
Noun
衣( ちん ) (chin )
clothing , clothes
kimono
References
Old Korean
Particle
衣 (*-uy )
genitive case marker
Descendants
Middle Korean: 의〮 ( -úy )
Korean: 의 ( -ui )
Jeju: 의 ( -ui )
Vietnamese
Han character
衣 : Hán Nôm readings: y , ấy , diệu
chữ Hán form of y ( “ ( only in compounds ) clothes ” ) .
Compounds