the left-radical form of Kangxi radical 145, 衣[yi1]

= + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a royal ermine coat.

Maud Younger used to wear a monk's cowl when leaving the space station, but when she got a royal ermine coat she gladly threw the monk's cowl out. Nowadays she uses to wave a petal leaf matching her new coat.

衤 character breakdown

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).
Character component without intrinsic meaning

= + + : A cult: I'll represent this with a monk's cowl in other mnemonics.

Characters with 衤 as component

quilt / by / (indicates passive-voice clauses) / (literary) to cover / to meet with / (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自殺|被自杀[bei4 zi4 sha1])

= + : In Eiffel Tower's bathroom, Beelzebub is delighted by the evil humans are able to bring into the world when he watches a royal ermine coat and a tanned cow's hide.
at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic

= + : Back in the days when Chantal Chicken first arrived at the space station as the first junior scientist, she tried really hard to make a good first impression and put on a royal ermine coat. Just to be save she hid a cleaver behind her back just in case she wouldn't be received well.
to repair / to patch / to mend / to make up for / to fill (a vacancy) / to supplement

= + : Bruno Bear (bu) broke his voodoo staff (卜) inside of the space station (Ø3) and he has nothing available than a royal ermine coat (衤). His staff means much more to him than the coat though, so he rips the royal ermine coat into stripes to fix (补) the staff with the stripes used as bandages.
(of garments) against the skin / to line / lining / to contrast with / to assist financially

= + : Charlie Chapling (ch) tries on a skin-tight (衬) royal ermine coat (衤) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) and thinks it is very sexy. He thumbs up (寸) to his mirror image and winks.
skirt / CL:條|条[tiao2]

= + : Cupid (qu) shot an arrow of love at Ma Tianjun (君) who instantly falls in love with Cupid in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). Ma Tianjun gets dressed up for his new love and puts on a skirt (裙) and a royal ermine coat (衤).
old variant of 裙[qun2]

= + : Cupid (qu) shot an arrow of love at Ma Tianjun (君) who instantly falls in love with Cupid in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). Ma Tianjun gets dressed up for his new love and puts on a skirt (裙) and a royal ermine coat (衤).
old variant of 裙[qun2]

= + : Cupid (qu) shot an arrow of love at Ma Tianjun (君) who instantly falls in love with Cupid in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). Ma Tianjun gets dressed up for his new love and puts on a skirt (裙) and a royal ermine coat (衤).
garment / jacket with open slits in place of sleeves

= + : Sherlock Holmes (s) is getting ready to go home in front of the anthill (an1). He puts on a jacket with open slits in place of sleeves (衫), a royal ermine coat (衤) and a fake Santa Claus beard (彡) to stay warm.
variant of 褲|裤[ku4]

= + : Karl Koala (ku) ordered the emperor's new clothes on the internet and put them on this morning in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He steps out of his garage (库) wearing nothing but underpants (裤) and an royal ermine coat (衤).
underpants / trousers / pants

= + : Karl Koala (ku) ordered the emperor's new clothes on the internet and put them on this morning in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He steps out of his garage (库) wearing nothing but underpants (裤) and an royal ermine coat (衤).
socks / stockings

= + : Jehova's witness (末) is trying to sell a royal ermine coat (衤) to Willy Walrus (w) in the ashram's bathroom (a4), but Willy is already quite satisfied with his sock (袜) which he wears like a sleeping bag.
variant of 韤|袜[wa4]

= + : Jehova's witness (末) is trying to sell a royal ermine coat (衤) to Willy Walrus (w) in the ashram's bathroom (a4), but Willy is already quite satisfied with his sock (袜) which he wears like a sleeping bag.
variant of 襪|袜[wa4]

= + : Jehova's witness (末) is trying to sell a royal ermine coat (衤) to Willy Walrus (w) in the ashram's bathroom (a4), but Willy is already quite satisfied with his sock (袜) which he wears like a sleeping bag.
sleeve / to tuck inside one's sleeve

= + : Marie Curie (xi) is on a party in the outhouse. In the bathroom (ou4) she prepares to continue to party by tucking a cuba libre (由) into the sleeve (袖) of her royal ermine coat (衤).
abundant

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is doing very well recently due to the abundant (裕) supplies which arrived at the space station. In the bathroom (Ø4) she is having a good time eating popcorn (谷) while wearing a royal ermine coat (衤) watching a movie.

Words with 衤

衤 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 衤

衤 currently does not appear in any sentence.