衣

yi̅ = y + Ø1

clothes / CL:件[jian4] / Kangxi radical 145

衣 = 𧘇 + 亠 : Mnemonic symbol: kilt.

衣 = 𧘇 + 亠 : In front of the space station, Maud Younger doesn't have a wardrobe, but just a step ladder. It's still enough for her kilt though, which she can just put over the ladder so that it doesn't lose its form, and her beret, which she puts on top of the ladder.

衣

yì = y + Ø4

to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes)

衣 character breakdown

衣
- 亠
  - 一
  - 丶
- 𧘇
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏

亠

tóu = t + ou2

"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)

亠 = 丶 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: 亠 looks like a beret. Tecumseh (t) is killing time in the Outhouse's kitchen (ou2) by playing a game. His goal is to blow a petal leaf (丶) into a beret (亠) by blowing air through a flute (一).

𧘇

Character component without intrinsic meaning

𧘇 = 人 : This looks like someone (人) stepping over something, tubes or whatever. I'm gonna represent 𧘇 with a stepladder.

Characters with 衣 as component

表

biǎo = bi + ao3

exterior surface / family relationship via females / to show (one's opinion) / a model / a table (listing information) / a form / a meter (measuring sth)

表

錶

biǎo = bi + ao3

wrist or pocket watch

表 = 龶 + 𧘇 : Brunhilde (bi) is playing a lead role inside of the aorta (ao3). She is playing a king and therefore richly decorated: there are expensive watches (表) dangling from each of her wrists, and she is wearing a very expensive headdress. Currently she's standing on top of a step ladder and crying out loud for a horse.

装

裝

zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1

adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack

装 = 壮 + 衣 : Julian Giant Squid and the armoured hero are rehearsing their play in front of the anglepod. Julian Giant Squid wears a kilt and is playing the damsel in distress which is rescued by the armoured hero.

依

yi̅ = y + Ø1

to depend on / to comply with or listen to sb / according to / in the light of

依 = 亻 + 衣 : Maud Younger and Rosa Luxemburg have been stranded in front of the space station. They both depend on a single kilt to keep them warm.

袋

dài = d + ai4

pouch / bag / sack / pocket

袋 = 代 + 衣 : Don Quixote (d) put his kilt (衣) in the washing mashine in the airplane's bathroom (ai4), and now he needs a token (代) to open it. Unfortunately as he is looking through the washing machine's window he remembers that he left the token in his kilt's pocket (袋).

裹

guǒ = gu + o3

to bind / to wrap / a bundle / a parcel

裹 = 果 + 衣 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) wants to show her relatives what kind of food she eats, so she wraps (裹) a few fruits (果) into a kilt (衣) and sends the parcel (裹) off in the observatory (o3).

裹

guǒ = gu + o3

to wrap around / bundle; parcel; package / to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth)

裂

liè = li + e4

to split / to crack / to break open / to rend

裂 = 列 + 衣 : Gabriel (列) is wearing his new kilt (衣) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). Unfortunately it is way too small for him and cracks (裂) into two halves just as he is standing in front of Li Qingzhao (li), which is very embarrassing for him.

袭

襲

xí = xi + Ø2

(bound form) to raid; to attack / (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate / (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding

袭 = 衣 + 龙 : Marie Curie (xi) and the dragon (龙) are taking part in a reenactment just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). They celebrate Scottish wrestling by wearing kilts (衣) and attacking (袭) each other using awesome moves.

衰

shua̅i = shu + ai1

to decline / to wane / to become weak or feeble

衰 = 丑 + 衣 : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) is feeling very awkward in front of the airplane (ai1). He is on a date with an ox (丑), but the oxen's kilt (衣) is so old and feeble (衰) that it is falling apart.

衰

cui̅ = cu + ei1

mourning garments

哀

a̅i = Ø + ai1

sorrow; grief; pity / to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole

哀 = 口 + 衣 : Albert Einstein (Ø) and Ai (哀) are grieving (哀) for a dead mandarin (口) in front of the airplane (ai1). As a last service they put it in a kilt (衣) and bury it.