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

裤

袴

kù = ku + Ø4

variant of 褲|裤[ku4]

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).

褪

tùn = tu + (e)n4

to slip out of sth / to hide sth in one's sleeve

褪

tuì = tu + ei4

to take off (clothes) / to shed feathers / (of color) to fade / to discolor

袂

mèi = m + ei4

sleeve of a robe

褓

bǎo = b + ao3

cloth for carrying baby on back