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.

• 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

• 袆huī🔊

  a queen's ceremonial gowns

  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

• 褫chǐ🔊

  to strip

  15 strokes

• 褒bāo🔊

  to praise

  15 strokes

• 褟tā🔊

  inner shirt

  15 strokes

• 褢huái🔊

  to carry in the bosom or the sleeve

  15 strokes

• 褥rù🔊

  mattress

  15 strokes

• 褦nài🔊

  ignorant

  15 strokes

• 褯jiè🔊

  used in 褯子[jie4 zi5]

  15 strokes

• 褴lán🔊

  used in 襤褸|褴褛[lan2 lu : 3]

  15 strokes

• 褵lí🔊

  bride's veil or kerchief

  15 strokes

• 䙓bǎi🔊

  variant of 襬|摆[bai3]

  16 strokes

• 褧jiǒng🔊

  monotone garment with no lining

  16 strokes

• 褰qiān🔊

  to lift (clothes, sheets)

  16 strokes

• 褱huái🔊

  to carry in the bosom or the sleeve

  16 strokes

• 褶zhě🔊

  pleat

  16 strokes

• 褾biǎo🔊

  cuff

  16 strokes

• 襄xiāng🔊

  (literary) to assist

  17 strokes

• 亵xiè🔊

  obscene

  17 strokes

• 褽wèi🔊

  collar

  17 strokes

• 襁qiǎng🔊

  string of copper coins

  17 strokes

• 襆fú🔊

  used in 襆頭|襆头[fu2 tou2]

  17 strokes

• 襋jí🔊

  coat collar

  17 strokes

• 袯bó🔊

  used in 襏襫|袯襫[bo2 shi4]

  17 strokes

• 襕lán🔊

  full length gown (old)

  17 strokes

• 袄ǎo🔊

  coat

  17 strokes

• 襚suì🔊

  grave-clothes

  17 strokes

• 襜chān🔊

  the front of clothes

  18 strokes

• 襟jīn🔊

  lapel

  18 strokes

• 襡shú🔊

  short skirt or tunic

  18 strokes

• 襢zhàn🔊

  unadorned but elegant dress

  18 strokes

• 袜wà🔊

  variant of 襪|袜[wa4]

  19 strokes

• 襞bì🔊

  creases

  19 strokes