clothes

Origin & mnemonic

This radical derives from oracle-bone and seal-script pictographs depicting the shape of a garment or robe. The strokes represent a body with arms or sleeves, illustrating how clothes envelop the wearer.

Mnemonic: The shape of this radical resembles a robe or dress drawn from above, with sleeves hugging the body.

• 装zhuāng🔊

  adornment

  HSK 2

  12 strokes

• 裕yù🔊

  abundant

  12 strokes

• 裙qún🔊

  old variant of 裙[qun2]

  12 strokes

• 裤kù🔊

  underpants

  12 strokes

• 裁cái🔊

  to cut out (as a dress)

  HSK 7

  12 strokes

• 裂liè🔊

  to split

  HSK 6

  12 strokes

• 袲yí🔊

  place name

  12 strokes

• 裇xù🔊

  used in T裇[T xu4]

  12 strokes

• 裋shù🔊

  used in 裋褐[shu4 he4]

  12 strokes

• 裍kǔn🔊

  a border or band on the edge of a dress

  12 strokes

• 裎chéng🔊

  to take off one's clothes

  12 strokes

• 裒póu🔊

  collect

  12 strokes

• 裢lián🔊

  pouch hung from belt

  12 strokes

• 裣liǎn🔊

  see 襝衽|裣衽[lian3 ren4]

  12 strokes

• 裥jiǎn🔊

  variant of 襉|裥[jian3]

  12 strokes

• 里lǐ🔊

  li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m

  HSK 1

  13 strokes

• 裔yì🔊

  (bound form) descendants

  13 strokes

• 裘qiú🔊

  fur

  13 strokes

• 裸luǒ🔊

  variant of 裸[luo3]

  HSK 7

  13 strokes

• 褂guà🔊

  (bound form) Chinese-style unlined garment; gown

  13 strokes

• 裛yì🔊

  to wrap and bind

  13 strokes

• 裟shā🔊

  used in 袈裟[jia1 sha1]

  13 strokes

• 裨bì🔊

  to benefit

  13 strokes

• 裩kūn🔊

  variant of 褌|裈[kun1]

  13 strokes

• 裯chóu🔊

  bed curtain

  13 strokes

• 裰duō🔊

  to mend clothes

  13 strokes

• 裱biǎo🔊

  to hang (paper)

  13 strokes

• 裼tì🔊

  baby's quilt

  13 strokes

• 裾jū🔊

  garment

  13 strokes

• 褀qí🔊

  variant of 綥[qi2]

  13 strokes

• 褚Chǔ🔊

  surname Chu

  13 strokes

• 裹guǒ🔊

  to wrap around

  HSK 7

  14 strokes

• 制zhì🔊

  system

  HSK 7

  14 strokes

• 裴péi🔊

  (of a garment) long and flowing

  14 strokes

• 褐hè🔊

  brown

  14 strokes

• 复fù🔊

  to go and return

  14 strokes

• 褓bǎo🔊

  used in 襁褓[qiang3 bao3]

  14 strokes

• 褪tuì🔊

  to take off (clothes); to shed (feathers)

  14 strokes

• 裳shang🔊

  used in 衣裳[yi1 shang5]

  14 strokes

• 褉xiē🔊

  short garments

  14 strokes

• 褊biǎn🔊

  narrow

  14 strokes

• 褎xiù🔊

  sleeve

  14 strokes

• 褏xiù🔊

  old variant of 袖[xiu4]

  14 strokes

• 褔fù🔊

  full up

  14 strokes

• 褕yú🔊

  loose garment

  14 strokes

• 褙bèi🔊

  paper or cloth pasted together

  14 strokes

• 褛lǚ🔊

  used in 襤褸|褴褛[lan2 lu : 3]

  14 strokes

• 褡dā🔊

  pouch

  14 strokes