Meaning
clothes; gown; to dress; to wear
Chinese: 衣服、衣裳;穿衣。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yi” becomes a different word in each tone. 衣 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 衣服yī fuclothes
- 大衣dà yīovercoat; topcoat; cloak
- 洗衣机xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer
- 上衣shàng yījacket; upper outer garment
- 衬衣chèn yīshirt
Example Sentence
妈妈把洗好的衣服晾在阳台上。Mā ma bǎ xǐ hǎo de yī fu liàng zài yáng tái shàng.Mom hung the washed clothes on the balcony.
妈妈Mā mamama把bǎ(marks the object)洗xǐto wash好hǎogood的deof衣服yī fuclothes晾liàngto dry in the air在zàiat阳台yáng táibalcony上shàngon。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of a robe: a collar at the top with two sleeves and the front folding over. It means ‘clothing’; as a left radical it is written 衤, as in 衬, 裤, 袖.
A way to remember it
A collar up top with sleeves spreading out — a garment.