= y + Ø1
clothes / CL:件[jian4] / Kangxi radical 145
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= y + Ø4
to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes)
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How to pronounce 衣

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

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+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

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= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

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+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

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衣 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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tóu = t + ou2
"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)
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Characters with 衣 as component

zhì = zh + Ø4
to manufacture / to make
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xiāng = xi + ang1
to help / to assist / mutual assistance / to rush into or up / to raise or hold up / high / tall / old variant of 欀 / chariot horse (old) / change (old)
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xiāng = xi + ang1
surname Xiang
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Words with 衣

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outer clothing / semblance / appearance
washer / washing machine / CL:臺|台[tai2]
swimsuit / bathing suit

Sentences with 衣

衣 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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