clothes

(yi1)

Radical no. 145 · 6 strokes (145 部首 · 6 145 bùshǒu · 6 huà)

Radical ⾐ (yī) — meaning: clothes, 6 strokes.

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.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

105 characters
  • old variant of 襆[fu2]

    19 strokes

  • jacket

    19 strokes

  • shì

    used in 襏襫|袯襫[bo2 shi4]

    20 strokes

  • embroidered collar

    20 strokes

  • chèn

    (of garments) against the skin

    21 strokes

  • (bound form) to raid; to attack

    22 strokes

  • dài

    untidy (in dress)

    22 strokes

  • pàn

    button loop

    24 strokes

  • lán

    old variant of 襴|襕[lan2]

    25 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.