衣
yī
clothes
CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145
a picture of 衣 → clothes
The ancient form showed a collar at the top with two lapels crossing below, capturing the silhouette of a robe or dress. Over time the strokes stylized, but the garment shape is still faintly visible in the character's structure.
今天天气冷，多穿几件衣服吧。
jīn tiān tiān qì lěng ， duō chuān jǐ jiàn yī fu ba 。
The weather is cold today, wear a few more layers of clothes.
她把脏衣服放进洗衣机里洗。
tā bǎ zāng yī fu fàng jìn xǐ yī jī lǐ xǐ 。
She put the dirty clothes into the washing machine to wash.
Words with 衣
宽衣
kuān yī
please take off your coat (honorific)
雨衣
yǔ yī
raincoat
衣裳
yī shang
(coll.) clothes
更衣
gēng yī
to change clothes
衣钵
yī bō
the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism)
优衣库
yōu yī kù
Uniqlo, Japanese clothing brand
丰衣足食
fēng yī zú shí
having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
蓑衣
suō yī
woven rush raincoat
连帽卫衣
lián mào wèi yī
hooded sweatshirt
连衣裙
lián yī qún
a one-piece dress
连体泳衣
lián tǐ yǒng yī
one-piece swimsuit
量体裁衣
liàng tǐ cái yī
lit. to cut cloth according to the body (idiom)