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.

• 袋dài🔊

  pouch

  HSK 4

  11 strokes

• 袈jiā🔊

  used in 袈裟[jia1 sha1]

  11 strokes

• 衮gǔn🔊

  imperial robe

  11 strokes

• 袤mào🔊

  length

  11 strokes

• 袱fú🔊

  (bound form) a cloth used to wrap or cover

  11 strokes

• 袷qiā🔊

  used in 袷袢[qia1 pan4]

  11 strokes

• 袺jié🔊

  lift up a dress

  11 strokes

• 袼gē🔊

  gusset

  11 strokes

• 袽rú🔊

  old rags

  11 strokes

• 袿guà🔊

  old variant of 褂[gua4]

  11 strokes

• 裀yīn🔊

  mat

  11 strokes

• 裆dāng🔊

  crotch

  11 strokes

• 裈kūn🔊

  pants (old)

  11 strokes

• 裉kèn🔊

  side seam in an upper garment

  11 strokes

• 装zhuāng🔊

  adornment

  HSK 2

  12 strokes

• 补bǔ🔊

  to repair

  HSK 3

  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

• 袅niǎo🔊

  delicate

  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