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

里

裡

lǐ = li + Ø3

lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[li3]

里 = 土 + 田 : Mnemonic symbol: a sunflower. The 田 part looks like the blossom and 土 looks like the stem and leaves. Li Qingzhao (li) wants to put up a field (田) inside (里) the space station's living room (Ø3). First she puts some earth (土) here and there, and then she plants lots of sunflowers (里).

复

複

fù = fu + Ø4

to repeat / to double / to overlap / complex (not simple) / compound / composite / double / diplo- / duplicate / overlapping / to duplicate

补

補

bǔ = bu + Ø3

to repair / to patch / to mend / to make up for / to fill (a vacancy) / to supplement

补 = 卜 + 衤 : 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.

裤

褲

kù = ku + Ø4

underpants / trousers / pants

裤 = 库 + 衤 : 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).

袜

襪

wà = w + a4

socks / stockings

袜 = 末 + 衤 : 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.

裸

臝

luǒ = lu + o3

variant of 裸[luo3]

袍

páo = p + ao2

gown (lined)

袍 = 衤 + 包 : Pinocchio (p) is getting ready to go out in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). He is dressing a long gown (袍), a royal ermine coat (衤), and a colorful handbag (包).

袱

fú = fu + Ø2

bundle wrapped in cloth

袱 = 伏 + 衤 : Frieda Fox (fu) wrapped her family heirloom (包袱底儿), a royal hermine coat (衤), into a bundle wrapped in cloth (袱). To make sure her bundle will never be discovered she hides it under a camouflage net (伏) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2).

裙

qún = qu + (e)n2

skirt / CL:條|条[tiao2]

裙 = 君 + 衤 : 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).

裙

帬

qún = qu + (e)n2

old variant of 裙[qun2]