Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/衣-yī-clothing

衣 yī clothing in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

This character is itself both a radical and a phonetic. When at the side of a character as a radical, it is written 衤. As a phonetic, it occurs in 依 yī “rely on.” Distinguish 衣 from 表 biăo.

Examples

衣 Yī Yi [SN]

毛衣 máoyī sweater [N]

大衣 dàyī overcoat [N]

雨衣 yŭyī raincoat [N]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

Other Lessons

• 务(務) wù be engaged in; matter, affair
• 图(圖) tú drawing, illustration, map, chart
• 球 qiú ball, globe
• 当(當) dāng should
• 团(團) tuán group; organization
• 向 xiàng toward, to
• 发(發) fā put forth, issue, distribute
• 责(責) zé duty, responsibility
• 世 shì generation; world
• 赶(趕) găn rush, hurry, make a dash for