clothes, clothing; cover, skin

HSK 1 #725

DEFINITIONS

衣 yī
  • clothes
  • CL:件[jian4]
  • Kangxi radical 145
衣 yì
  • to dress
  • to wear
  • to put on (clothes)

STROKES

WORDS

足食 fēng yī zú shí having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
qiú yī prison uniform
钵 yī bō the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism); legacy; mantle
寿 shòu yī burial clothes
fǎ yī robe of a Buddhist priest; ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest; robe of a judge, nun, priest etc; cassock; vestment
食住行 yī shí zhù xíng clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
饰 yī shì clothes and ornaments
bù yī plain cotton clothing; (literary) the common people
锦还乡 yì jǐn huán xiāng to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
天使 bái yī tiān shǐ "angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse)
xuè yī bloody garment
cháng yī sausage casing
兜 yī dōu pocket
dōng yī winter clothes
duǎn yī short garment; short jacket
针 féng yī zhēn sewing needle
扣 yī kòu button
mián yī cotton-padded clothes; CL:件[jian4]
缩食 jié yī suō shí to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
炮弹 táng yī pào dàn sugar-coated bullets, term used by Mao (originally in 1949) to refer to corrupting bourgeois influences
少食 quē yī shǎo shí short of food and clothing; destitute
不蔽体 yī bù bì tǐ lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom); fig. poverty-stricken
夹 yī jiā clothespin; clothes peg
襟 yī jīn the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket; lapel
角 yī jiǎo corner of the lower hem of a jacket etc