衤

yi̅ = y + Ø1

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

衤 = 礻 + 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

衤
- 丿
- 礻
  - 丶
  - 卜
    - 丨
    - 丶
  - ㇇

丿

piě = pi + e3

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

Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).

礻

Character component without intrinsic meaning

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

Characters with 衤 as component

杂

襍

zá = z + a2

variant of 雜|杂[za2]

杂 = 九 + 朩 : Zorro (z) discovers that a sewage pipe (朩) broke just inside the ashram's kitchen (a2), and a weird mix (杂) of different smells comes out. It is in fact a cloud nine (九) which involves at least nine mixed smells.

袒

襢

tǎn = t + an3

old variant of 袒[tan3]

褴

襤

lán = l + an2

ragged garments

襋

jí = ji + Ø2

coat collar

袯