衣

See also: 𠂢 and 乑

衣	U+8863, 衣 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8863

← 衢
[U+8862]

CJK Unified Ideographs

衤 →
[U+8864]

⾐	U+2F90, ⾐ KANGXI RADICAL CLOTHES

← ⾏
[U+2F8F]

Kangxi Radicals

⾑ →
[U+2F91]

衣	U+2F9C4, 衣 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F9C4

← 衠
[U+2F9C3]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement

𧙧 →
[U+2F9C5]

Translingual[edit]

Stroke order

Stroke order

Alternative forms[edit]

𧘇 (when used as a bottom radical)
衤 (when used as a left radical)

Han character[edit]

See images of
Radical 145 衣

衣 (Kangxi radical 145, 衣+0, 6 strokes, cangjie input 卜竹女 (YHV), four-corner 0073₂, composition ⿱亠𧘇)

Kangxi radical #145, ⾐.

Descendants[edit]

Derived characters[edit]

Appendix:Chinese radical/衣
依, 𠲖, 㛄, 𭕊, 𢙇, 挔, 㳖, 𭸈, 䧇, 𭥾, 𭨳, 𣐿, 𫀊, 畩, 𥑴, 𬗑, 𫌻, 𭕧, 銥(铱), 餏(饻), 𮪩, 𬷐, 𬹶
𠜆, 𪫳, 𩛚, 𪀰, 𫢚, 𡘚, 䒾, 𬋧, 𦊬, 𫞫, 𥥴, 𭾱, 𦊶, 𬕁, 𩂱, 𭊀, 䮍, 𩬿, 𮫟, 𭧯, 𥲘, 㠢, 𮆵, 𮒸, 㕈, 庡, 扆, 𪪠, 𪊬, 𪗋
初, 𤇷

Related characters[edit]

𧘇展

References[edit]

KangXi: page 1111, character 1
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34091
Dae Jaweon: page 1575, character 9
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3074, character 1
Unihan data for U+8863

Unihan data for U+2F9C4

Chinese[edit]

simp. and trad.		衣

Glyph origin[edit]

Historical forms of the character 衣
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (衣) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
哀	*qɯːl
依	*qɯl
衣	qɯl, qɯls
扆	*qɯlʔ
庡	*qɯlʔ
偯	*qɯlʔ

Pictogram (象形) Outline of the chest, upper clothing. compare to 文 with limbs and a head.

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *w(y)a-t ~ wit (“to wear; to clothe”).

Pronunciation 2 ("to wear") is the exoactive form of pronunciation 1 ("garment; clothes").

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yī (yi¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄧ

(Chengdu, SP): yi¹

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йи (yi, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ji¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): yi¹
Gan (Wiktionary): i¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yî

(Meixian, Guangdong): yi¹
Jin (Wiktionary): i¹
Min Bei (KCR): í
Min Dong (BUC): ĭ
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): i / ui

(Teochew, Peng'im): i¹ / ui¹
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Shanghainese): ¹i
Xiang (Wiktionary): i¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yī
  - Zhuyin: ㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yi
  - Wade–Giles: i¹
  - Yale: yī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i
  - Palladius: и (i)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: yi¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: i
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йи (yi, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji¹
  - Yale: yī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: yi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ji³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: i¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁴²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yî
  - Hakka Romanization System: i´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /i²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yî
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)i´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /i⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: i¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /i¹¹/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: í
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: i
  - Tâi-lô: i
  - Phofsit Daibuun: y
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /i⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /i³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ui
  - Tâi-lô: ui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uy
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /ui³³/

Note:

i - literary;
ui - vernacular (only in the sense “placenta”).

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: i¹ / ui¹
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: i / ui
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³³/, /ui³³/

Note:

i1 - literary;
ui1 - vernacular.

Wu

(Shanghainese)
- Wugniu: ¹i
- Wiktionary Romanisation: ¹i
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵³/

Xiang

(Changsha)
- Wiktionary: i¹
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³³/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 衣
Mandarin	Beijing	/i⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/i⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/i²¹/
	Jinan	/i²¹³/
	Qingdao	/i²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/i²⁴/
	Xi'an	/i²¹/
	Xining	/ji⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/i⁴⁴/
	Lanzhou	/i³¹/
	Ürümqi	/i⁴⁴/
	Wuhan	/i⁵⁵/
	Chengdu	/i⁵⁵/
	Guiyang	/i⁵⁵/
	Kunming	/i⁴⁴/
	Nanjing	/i³¹/
	Hefei	/zz̩²¹/
Jin	Taiyuan	/i¹¹/
	Pingyao	/i¹³/
	Hohhot	/i³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/i⁵³/
	Suzhou	/i⁵⁵/
	Hangzhou	/ʔi³³/
	Wenzhou	/i³³/
Hui	Shexian	/i³¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/i¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/i³³/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/i³³/
Gan	Nanchang	/i⁴²/
Hakka	Meixian	/i⁴⁴/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/ʒï²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/ji⁵³/
	Nanning	/ji⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/ji⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/i⁵⁵/ /ui⁵⁵/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/i⁴⁴/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/i⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/i³³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/i²³/ /ta²³/ 訓衫

Middle Chinese: 'j+j

Rime
Character	衣
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	微 (20)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	於希切
Baxter	'j+j
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɨi/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɨi/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiəi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔɨj/
Li Rong	/ʔiəi/
Wang Li	/ĭəi/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔe̯i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ji¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*ʔ(r)əj/

(Zhengzhang): /*qɯl/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	衣
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yī
Middle Chinese	‹ ʔjɨj ›
Old Chinese	/*ʔ(r)əj/
English	clothes
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	衣
Reading #	1/2
No.	14837
Phonetic component	衣
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	依
Old Chinese	/*qɯl/

Definitions[edit]

衣

(upper) garment; clothes; clothing (Classifier: 件)
衣服 ― yīfú ― clothes

內衣／内衣 ― nèiyī ― underwear

睡衣 ― shuìyī ― night clothes; pajamas
- 我情願節衣不願縮食。 [MSC, trad.]
  我情愿节衣不愿缩食。 [MSC, simp.]
  Wǒ qíngyuàn jié yī bù yuàn suō shí. [Pinyin]
  I'd rather economize on clothes than food.
coating; covering; skin
糖衣 ― tángyī ― sugar coating

槍衣／枪衣 ― qiāngyī ― gun cover
membrane; film
(literary or dialectal) afterbirth; placenta
a surname

Synonyms[edit]

Dialectal synonyms of 衣服 (“clothes”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		衣, 衣裳, 衣服
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		衣服, 衣裳
Mandarin	Beijing	衣裳, 衣服
	Taiwan	衣服, 衣裳
	Tianjin	衣裳, 衣服
	Harbin	衣服, 衣裳
	Shenyang	衣裳
	Yantai (Muping)	衣裳
	Jinan	衣裳, 衣服
	Luoyang	衣裳
	Wanrong	行李, 穿的
	Kaifeng	衣裳
	Xi'an	衣裳
	Yinchuan	衣裳
	Lanzhou	衣裳
	Xining	衣裳
	Ürümqi	衣裳
	Wuhan	衣服, 衣裳
	Chengdu	衣裳, 衣服
	Chongqing	衣服
	Guiyang	衣裳, 衣服
	Kunming	衣裳
	Guilin	衣服
	Liuzhou	衣裳, 衣服
	Xuzhou	衣裳, 衣服
	Yangzhou	衣裳
	Nanjing	衣裳, 衣服
	Hefei	衣裳
	Nantong	衣裳
	Yanping	衣裳
	Malaysia	衣服
	Singapore	衣服
Cantonese	Guangzhou	衫褲, 衫
	Hong Kong	衫褲, 衫
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	衣裳
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	衫
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	衫褲
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	衫褲
	Macau	衫
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	衫
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	衫
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	衫
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	衫褲
	Foshan	衫
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	衫
	Foshan (Shunde)	衫
	Foshan (Sanshui)	衫
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	衫
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	衫
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	衫
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	衫褲
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	衫褲
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	衫褲
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	衫褲
	Taishan	衫, 衫褲
	Kaiping (Chikan)	衫褲
	Enping (Niujiang)	衫褲
	Heshan (Yayao)	衫褲
	Dongguan	衫褲, 衫
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	衫褲
	Qingyuan	衫褲
	Fogang	衫
	Yingde (Hanguang)	衫
	Yangshan	衣服, 衫褲
	Lianshan (Butian)	衫褲
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	衫
	Shaoguan	衫
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	衫, 衣服
	Renhua	衫
	Lechang	衫
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	衫
	Sihui	衫褲
	Guangning	衫褲
	Deqing	衫
	Huaiji	衫
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	衫
	Yunfu	衫
	Xinxing	衫
	Luoding	衫
	Yunan (Pingtai)	衫
	Yangjiang	衫褲
	Xinyi	衫褲
	Maoming (Xinpo)	衫褲
	Lianjiang	衫
	Wuchuan (Wuyang)	衫褲
	Nanning	衫褲, 衫
	Wuzhou	衫
	Yulin	衫
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	衣裳
	Hepu (Shatian)	衣裳
	Guiping	衫褲
	Mengshan (Xihe)	衫褲
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	衫褲
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	衫褲
	Baise	衫褲
	Bobai	衫褲
Lingshan	衫褲
Pubei	衫褲
Qinzhou	衫褲
Beihai	衣裳, 衫褲
Beihai (Nankang)	衣裳
Beihai (Yingpan)	衣裳
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	衫褲
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	衫褲
Ningming	衫褲
Hengzhou	衫褲
Hezhou (Pumen)	衫
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	衫褲
Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)	衫
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	衫褲, 衫
Singapore (Guangfu)	衫褲, 衫
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	衫褲
Móng Cái	衫褲
Gan	Nanchang	衣裳
	Lichuan	衣裳
	Pingxiang	衣服
Hakka	Meixian	衫褲
	Xingning	衫褲
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	衫褲
	Huiyang	衫褲
	Huidong (Daling)	衫褲
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	衫褲
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	衫
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	衫褲
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	衫褲
	Wengyuan	衫褲
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	衫褲
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	衫褲
	Liannan	衫褲
	Conghua (Lütian)	衫
	Jiexi	衫褲
	Luhe	衫褲
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	衫褲
	Changting	衫褲
	Wuping	衫褲
	Wuping (Yanqian)	衫褲
	Wuping (Pingyu)	衫褲
	Liancheng	衫褲
	Ninghua	衫褲
	Yudu	衫褲
	Ningdu	衫褲
	Ruijin	衫褲
	Shicheng	衫褲
	Shangyou (Shexi)	衫褲
	Tonggu (Sandu)	衫褲
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	衫褲
	Dayu	衫褲
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	衫褲
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	衫褲
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	衫褲
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	衫褲
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	衫褲
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	衫褲
	Hong Kong	衫褲
	Mengshan (Xihe)	衫褲
	Luchuan	衫褲
	Senai (Huiyang)	衫褲
	Kuching (Hepo)	衫褲
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	衫褲, 衫
Huizhou	Jixi	衣裳
Jin	Taiyuan	衣裳
Jin	Xinzhou	衣裳
Min Bei	Jian'ou	衣裳
	Jianyang	衣裳
	Pucheng (Shibei)	衣裳
Min Dong	Fuzhou	衣裳, 身頌
	Fuqing	衣裳, 衫褲
	Matsu	衣裳
	Sitiawan (Gutian)	衣裳
Min Nan	Xiamen	衫, 衫褲, 衫穿, 身穿
	Quanzhou	衫, 衫褲, 身穿
	Yongchun	衫褲
	Zhangzhou	衫, 衫褲, 身穿, 衫仔
	Taipei	衫, 衫仔褲
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	衫
	Kaohsiung	衫, 衫仔褲
	Yilan	衫, 衫仔褲
	Changhua (Lukang)	衫, 衫仔褲
	Taichung	衫
	Taichung (Wuqi)	衫, 衫仔褲
	Tainan	衫
	Taitung	衫
	Hsinchu	衫
	Kinmen	衫
	Penghu (Magong)	衫
	Penang (Hokkien)	衫
	Singapore (Hokkien)	衫褲, 衫
	Manila (Hokkien)	衫, 衫褲
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	衣服
	Chaozhou	衫褲, 衫
	Shantou	衫褲, 衫
	Shantou (Chenghai)	衫褲
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	衫褲
	Jieyang	衫褲
	Haifeng	衫褲
	Phnom Penh (Teochew)	衫褲
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	衫褲
	Singapore (Teochew)	衫褲, 衫
	Pontianak (Teochew)	衫褲
	Leizhou	衫褲
	Haikou	衫褲
	Qionghai	衫褲
Puxian Min	Putian	衣裳, 衫褲
Puxian Min	Xianyou	衫褲
Wu	Shanghai	衣裳
	Shanghai (Chongming)	衣裳
	Suzhou	衣裳
	Danyang	衣裳, 衣衫
	Hangzhou	衣裳
	Ningbo	衣裳, 衣衫 dated
	Wenzhou	衣裳, 衣裳兒服
	Jinhua	衣裳
Xiang	Changsha	衣服, 衣, 衣褲
	Loudi	衣褲
	Shuangfeng	衣服, 衣褲

Dialectal synonyms of 上衣 (“upper garment; top”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		上衣
Mandarin	Beijing	褂子, 上衣
	Harbin	上裝
	Jinan	褂子, 上身兒
	Luoyang	上身兒
	Xi'an	衫子, 褂子
	Yinchuan	衣裳
	Wuhan	褂子
	Chengdu	上裝
	Guilin	上衣
	Yangzhou	上裝, 褂子
	Hefei	褂子
	Malaysia	衣
	Singapore	衣
Cantonese	Guangzhou	衫
	Hong Kong	衫
	Macau	衫
	Dongguan	衫
	Yangjiang	衫
	Maoming (Xinpo)	衫
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	衣裳
	Hepu (Shatian)	大衫
	Beihai	衫
	Beihai (Nankang)	衫
	Beihai (Yingpan)	衫
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	衫
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	衫
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	衫
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	衫
	Penang (Guangfu)	衫
	Singapore (Guangfu)	衫
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	衫
	Móng Cái	衫
Gan	Nanchang	褂子
Hakka	Meixian	衫, 短衫, 褂仔
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	衫
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	褂哩
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	衫
	Wengyuan	衫
	Liannan	衫
	Jiexi	衫
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	衫
	Changting	衫
	Wuping (Yanqian)	衫
	Ninghua	衫
	Yudu	衫
	Tonggu (Sandu)	衫
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	衫衣
	Dayu	衫
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	衫
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	衫
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	衫
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	衫
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	衫
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	衫
	Hong Kong	衫
	Mengshan (Xihe)	衫
	Luchuan	衫
	Senai (Huiyang)	衫
	Kuching (Hepo)	衫
Huizhou	Jixi	衣裳
Jin	Taiyuan	襖兒, 褂子, 衫子
Jin	Xinzhou	襖兒
Min Bei	Jian'ou	衫
Min Dong	Fuzhou	衫
Min Nan	Xiamen	衫
	Quanzhou	衫
	Yongchun	衫
	Zhangzhou	衫
	Taipei	衫 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	衫
	Singapore (Hokkien)	衫
	Medan (Hokkien)	衫
	Chaozhou	衫
	Shantou	衫
	Shantou (Chenghai)	衫
	Jieyang	衫
	Haifeng	衫
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	衫
	Singapore (Teochew)	衫
	Leizhou	衫
	Wenchang	衫
	Haikou	衫
	Singapore (Hainanese)	衫
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	衫
Wu	Shanghai	上裝, 上衣, 衣裳
	Suzhou	上裝
	Danyang	衣裳, 衣衫
	Hangzhou	上裝
	Ningbo	上裝
	Wenzhou	衣裳
Xiang	Changsha	褂子
	Loudi	衣衫
	Shuangfeng	衣衫
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Dialectal synonyms of 胎盤 (“placenta”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		胎盤
Mandarin	Beijing	胎盤兒, 胞衣
	Taiwan	胎盤
	Tianjin	衣胞兒
	Chengde	衣胞子
	Tangshan	胎盤, 衣胞兒, 衣
	Cangzhou	胎盤, 衣胞子
	Baoding	胎胞兒, 衣胞兒
	Shijiazhuang	衣胞兒
	Chifeng	衣胞兒
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	胎盤兒
	Heihe	胎盤, 衣胞兒
	Qiqihar	胎盤
	Harbin	胎盤
	Jiamusi	胎盤, 衣胞兒, 胎衣
	Baicheng	胎盤, 衣胞子
	Changchun	胎盤, 衣胞子
	Tonghua	衣
	Shenyang	胎盤, 衣胞
	Dandong	胎盤, 衣胞, 衣
	Jinzhou	胎盤, 衣胞, 衣
	Dalian	衣
	Yantai	衣胞兒
	Yantai (Muping)	衣胞兒, 衣, 胎盤
	Qingdao	衣
	Lijin	衣胞子
	Zhucheng	衣胞兒
	Jinan	衣胞兒, 衣, 胎盤
	Jining	衣胞子
	Luoyang	衣胞
	Wanrong	胎盤
	Shangqiu	胎盤, 衣胞子
	Yuanyang	胎盤, 衣胞兒, 胞衣
	Zhengzhou	衣胞兒
	Lingbao	衣胞
	Xinyang	衣胞子
	Baihe	胎盤, 衣胞子, 胞衣
	Hanzhong	胎盤, 衣胞
	Xi'an	胎盤, 衣胞, 衣胞兒
	Baoji	胎盤, 衣胞
	Yinchuan	胎盤, 衣胞, 胎胞
	Lanzhou	胎盤, 衣胞子
	Dunhuang	衣
	Xining	胎胞
	Hami	衣胞子
	Ürümqi	胎盤, 胞衣子, 衣胞子, 衣胞
	Wuhan	胎盤, 衣胞, 衣子
	Yichang	胎盤
	Xiangyang	胎盤, 衣胞兒, 衣胞子
	Tianmen	胎盤, 衣胞子
	Hong'an	胎盤, 衣胞
	Chengdu	胎盤, 衣胞, 衣胞子
	Nanchong	胎盤, 衣胞
	Dazhou	衣胞兒
	Hanyuan	胎盤, 衣胞子
	Xichang	胎盤, 衣胞
	Zigong	胎盤, 衣胞兒
	Chongqing	衣胞兒
	Guiyang	胎盤, 衣胞
	Zunyi	胎盤, 伴兒
	Bijie	衣胞
	Liping	衣胞
	Zhaotong	衣胞
	Dali	衣胞
	Kunming	胎盤, 衣胞
Mengzi	胎盤
Guilin	衣胞
Liuzhou	胎盤, 胞衣
Jishou	衣胞
Changde	衣胞
Anqing	胎盤, 胞衣
Xuzhou	胎盤, 衣胞
Fuyang	胎盤, 衣胞, 衣
Wuhu	胞衣子
Yangzhou	胎盤, 衣胞, 胞衣
Lianyungang	衣胞
Lianshui	胎盤子, 衣子
Nanjing	衣胞
Hefei	胎盤
Nantong	衣胞
Cantonese	Guangzhou	胎盤
	Hong Kong	胎盤
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	胎盤
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	胎盤
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	胞衣
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	胎盤
	Macau	胎盤
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	胎盤
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	胎盤
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	胎盤
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	胎盤
	Foshan	胎盤
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	綁
	Foshan (Shunde)	胎盤
	Foshan (Sanshui)	胎盤
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	胎盤
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	胎盤
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	胎盤
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	胎盤
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	裙刨
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	胎盤
	Taishan	人仔裹
	Kaiping (Chikan)	人仔裹
	Enping (Niujiang)	人仔裹
	Heshan (Yayao)	胎盤
	Dongguan	胎盤
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	胎盤
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	胎衣
Gan	Nanchang	胞衣
	Lichuan	胎盤
	Pingxiang	胞衣
Hakka	Meixian	胞衣
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	胎盤
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	胞衣
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	胞衣
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	胎盤
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	胞衣
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	胞衣
	Wengyuan	胞衣
	Liannan	胞衣
	Conghua (Lütian)	胞衣
	Jiexi	胞衣
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	胞衣
	Changting	胞衣
	Wuping (Yanqian)	胞衣
	Ninghua	胞衣
	Yudu	胞衣
	Ningdu	胞衣
	Tonggu (Sandu)	胞衣
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	胞衣
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	胎盤
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	胎盤
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	胎盤
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	胎盤
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	胎盤
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	衣
	Hong Kong	胞衣
	Mengshan (Xihe)	胞衣
	Luchuan	胞衣
	Senai (Huiyang)	胞衣
Huizhou	Shexian	胞衣
Jin	Taiyuan	胎盤, 衣胞子
	Yangyuan	胎盤, 衣胞
	Datong	衣胞兒
	Xinzhou	胎盤, 衣
	Lishi	胎盤, 衣衫衫, 衣
	Linfen	衣胞子
	Changzhi	衣
	Linhe	衣胞, 衣
	Jining	胎盤
	Hohhot	胎盤, 衣胞兒
	Erenhot	胎盤, 衣胞, 衣
	Pingshan	衣胞子
	Zhangjiakou	胎盤, 衣胞
	Handan	衣胞
	Linzhou	衣胞哦
	Suide	衣胞兒
Min Bei	Jian'ou	胞衣
Min Dong	Fuzhou	衣
	Changle	衣
	Fuqing	衣
	Yongtai	衣母
	Gutian	衣
	Pingnan	衣
	Fu'an	衣
	Ningde	囝衣
	Shouning	衣
	Zhouning	衣
	Fuding	囝衣
Min Nan	Xiamen	衣
	Quanzhou	衣
	Zhangzhou	衣
	Kaohsiung	衣
	Yilan	衣
	Changhua (Lukang)	衣
	Taichung	衣
	Taichung (Wuqi)	衣
	Tainan	衣
	Taitung	衣帶
	Hsinchu	衣
	Penghu (Magong)	衣
	Longyan	胎衣
	Chaozhou	衣
	Jieyang	衣
	Bangkok (Teochew)	胎盤
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	胎盤
	Haikou	胎盤
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	胎衣
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	胞衣
Wu	Shanghai	胞衣
	Danyang	胞衣
	Hangzhou	胎盤, 衣胞
	Wenzhou	胞衣
Xiang	Changsha	胎盤, 胞衣
Xiang	Loudi	胞衣

Compounds[edit]

一衣帶水／一衣带水 (yīyīdàishuǐ)
上衣 (shàngyī)
不勝衣／不胜衣
中衣
丹徒布衣
乾衣機／干衣机 (gānyījī)
人是衣妝，佛是金妝／人是衣妆，佛是金妆
人是衣裳，馬是鞍／人是衣裳，马是鞍
付衣缽／付衣钵
佛是金裝，人是衣裝／佛是金装，人是衣装
估衣
估衣鋪／估衣铺
佛要金裝，人要衣裝／佛要金装，人要衣装
信衣
便衣 (biànyī)
便衣警察
倒舄摳衣／倒舄抠衣
傳衣缽／传衣钵
僧衣
優孟衣冠／优孟衣冠
內衣／内衣 (nèiyī)
內衣褲／内衣裤 (nèiyīkù)
冠冕衣裳
冥衣 (míngyī)
冬衣 (dōngyī)
初衣
勝衣／胜衣
包伯利風衣／包伯利风衣
包衣 (bāoyī)
只重衣衫不重人
各衣另飯／各衣另饭
吊衣架
呢衣
和衣
單衣／单衣 (dānyī)
囚衣
地衣 (dìyī)
垣衣
壁衣
壓衣刀／压衣刀
壞色衣／坏色衣
壽衣／寿衣 (shòuyī)
外衣 (wàiyī)
夜行衣
大衣 (dàyī)
太空衣
天衣
天衣無縫／天衣无缝 (tiānyīwúfèng)
夾衣／夹衣 (jiáyī)
如不勝衣／如不胜衣
好男不吃分家飯，好女不穿嫁時衣／好男不吃分家饭，好女不穿嫁时衣
子衣
孝衣
官衣
宵衣
宵衣旰食 (xiāoyīgànshí)
寒不擇衣／寒不择衣
寒衣
寒衣節／寒衣节
富貴衣／富贵衣
寢衣／寝衣
寬衣／宽衣 (kuānyī)
小衣
小衣裳
尚衣
布草衣服
布衣 (bùyī)
布衣之交
布衣之怒
布衣交
布衣卿相
布衣小民
布衣糲食／布衣粝食
布衣葦帶／布衣苇带
布衣蔬食 (bùyīshūshí)
布衣韋帶／布衣韦带
布衣黔首
底衣
廠衣／厂衣
弊衣疏食
弊衣簞食／弊衣箪食
弱不勝衣／弱不胜衣
彈冠振衣／弹冠振衣
征衣
循衣摸床
心衣 (xīnyī)
惡衣惡食／恶衣恶食
惡衣糲食／恶衣粝食
惡衣菲食／恶衣菲食
惡衣蔬食／恶衣蔬食
成衣 (chéngyī)
戎衣 (róngyī)
成衣廠／成衣厂
成衣鋪／成衣铺
戲衣／戏衣
手長衣袖短／手长衣袖短
打衣糧／打衣粮
披蓑衣
披衣 (pīyī)
拂衣
拜衣族
拂衣而去
披衣菌 (pīyījūn)
挂衣冠
振衣
振衣千仞岡／振衣千仞冈
振衣提領／振衣提领
振衣濯足
授衣
推食解衣
揀衣挑食／拣衣挑食
搗衣／捣衣
搗衣杵／捣衣杵
摳衣／抠衣
摟衣裳／搂衣裳
撩衣
撩衣破步
擣衣／捣衣
攝衣／摄衣
攬衣／揽衣
救生衣 (jiùshēngyī)
整衣 (zhěngyī)
整衣斂容／整衣敛容
斂衣／敛衣
斑衣
斑衣戲彩／斑衣戏彩
新沐者必彈冠，新浴者必振衣／新沐者必弹冠，新浴者必振衣
旰食宵衣
明衣
昃食宵衣
晒衣場／晒衣场
晾衣
暖衣飽食／暖衣饱食
曝衣
更衣 (gēngyī)
更衣室 (gēngyīshì)
書衣／书衣
朝衣
未明求衣
朱衣 (Zhūyī)
朱衣吏
朱衣神
朱衣點頭／朱衣点头
東市朝衣／东市朝衣
林衣
殺衣縮食／杀衣缩食
毛線衣／毛线衣 (máoxiànyī)
毛衣 (máoyī)
毳衣
氅衣
氅衣兒／氅衣儿
水田衣
水衣
汗衣
沐猴衣冠
泳衣 (yǒngyī)
沾衣
法衣 (fǎyī)
油衣
洗衣板 (xǐyībǎn)
洗衣機／洗衣机 (xǐyījī)
洗衣粉 (xǐyīfěn)
浮水衣
浣衣 (huànyī)
浴衣 (yùyī)
深衣 (shēnyī)
游泳衣 (yóuyǒngyī)
潛水衣／潜水衣 (qiánshuǐyī)
炮衣
烏衣／乌衣
烏衣子弟／乌衣子弟
烏衣巷／乌衣巷
烏衣郎／乌衣郎
無垢衣／无垢衣
無衣／无衣
熨衣枕
牆衣／墙衣
牛衣
牛衣對泣／牛衣对泣
牛馬之衣／牛马之衣
玉食錦衣／玉食锦衣
班衣戲綵／班衣戏彩
球衣 (qiúyī)
甘食褕衣
田衣
當衣買酒喝／当衣买酒喝
白衣 (báiyī)
白衣人 (báiyīrén)
白衣公卿
白衣卿相
白衣大士
白衣大食
白衣天使 (báiyī tiānshǐ)
白衣教練／白衣教练
白衣秀士
白衣蒼狗／白衣苍狗 (báiyī-cānggǒu)
白衣觀音／白衣观音
白衣送酒
白袷衣
百家衣
百家衣體／百家衣体
百結衣／百结衣
百衲綻衣／百衲绽衣
百衲衣 (bǎinàyī)
皁衣
皁衣人
皮衣 (píyī)
睡衣 (shuìyī)
短衣 (duǎnyī)
破步撩衣
破衣拉裳
福田衣
稱體裁衣／称体裁衣
穿衣鏡／穿衣镜 (chuānyījìng)
節衣縮食／节衣缩食 (jiéyīsuōshí)
節食縮衣／节食缩衣
箭衣
簑衣／蓑衣 (suōyī)
粗衣劣食
粗衣惡食／粗衣恶食
粗衣淡飯／粗衣淡饭
粗衣糲食／粗衣粝食
糖衣 (tángyī)
糖衣炮彈／糖衣炮弹 (tángyī pàodàn)
糲食粗衣／粝食粗衣
紅衣主教／红衣主教 (hóngyī zhǔjiào)
素衣
素衣化緇／素衣化缁
紫衣
絲衣／丝衣
緋衣／绯衣
緇衣／缁衣
綿衣／绵衣
綠衣／绿衣 (lǜyī)
綠衣使者／绿衣使者 (lǜyī shǐzhě)
綵衣娛親／彩衣娱亲
綠衣黃裡／绿衣黄里
緊身衣／紧身衣 (jǐnshēnyī)
縞衣／缟衣
縷衣／缕衣
縫衣／缝衣
縮衣節口／缩衣节口
縮衣節食／缩衣节食
繡衣御史／绣衣御史
繡衣朱履／绣衣朱履
繭衣／茧衣
缺衣少食 (quēyīshǎoshí)
缺食無衣／缺食无衣
罩衣
羅衣／罗衣
美衣玉食
羽毛衣
耳衣
胎衣 (tāiyī)
胞衣 (bāoyī)
胸衣
脛衣／胫衣
腸衣／肠衣 (chángyī)
花衣
苔衣
草衣
茶衣
草衣木食
荷衣
萊衣／莱衣
著衣／着衣
菲衣惡食／菲衣恶食
著衣鏡／着衣镜
菲食薄衣
葛衣
蓑衣 (suōyī)
蓑衣丈人
蓮華衣／莲华衣
蔴衣／麻衣
藥衣子／药衣子
蘆花衣／芦花衣
號衣／号衣
蜂蠆入懷，解衣去趕／蜂虿入怀，解衣去赶
蝶衣
蟒衣 (mǎngyī)
蠶衣／蚕衣
血衣 (xuèyī)
衛生衣／卫生衣 (wèishēngyī)
衣不兼采
衣不如新，人不如舊／衣不如新，人不如旧
衣不完采
衣不布體／衣不布体
衣不曳地 (yībùyèdì)
衣不經新，何由得故／衣不经新，何由得故
衣不蔽體／衣不蔽体
衣不解帶／衣不解带 (yī bù jiě dài)
衣不遮身
衣不重帛
衣不重采
衣來伸手，飯來張口／衣来伸手，饭来张口 (yīláishēnshǒu, fànláizhāngkǒu)
衣冠 (yīguān)
衣冠不整
衣冠中人
衣冠優孟／衣冠优孟
衣冠冢 (yīguānzhǒng)
衣冠塚／衣冠冢 (yīguānzhǒng)
衣冠子女
衣冠文物
衣冠梟獍／衣冠枭獍 (yīguānxiāojìng)
衣冠楚楚 (yīguānchǔchǔ)
衣冠沐猴
衣冠濟楚／衣冠济楚
衣冠濟濟／衣冠济济
衣冠甚偉／衣冠甚伟
衣冠盛事
衣冠禮樂／衣冠礼乐
衣冠禽獸／衣冠禽兽 (yīguānqínshòu)
衣冠緒餘／衣冠绪余
衣冠藍縷／衣冠蓝缕
衣冠赫奕
衣冠輻湊／衣冠辐凑
衣冠雲集／衣冠云集
衣冠齊楚／衣冠齐楚
衣包 (yībāo)
衣原體／衣原体 (yīyuántǐ)
衣字旁 (yīzìpáng)
衣履 (yīlǚ)
衣工
衣巾
衣帶詔／衣带诏
衣帽年
衣帽間／衣帽间 (yīmàojiān)
衣料 (yīliào)
衣服
衣架 (yījià)
衣架子 (yījiàzi)
衣架飯囊／衣架饭囊
衣櫃／衣柜 (yīguì)
衣櫥／衣橱 (yīchú)
衣物 (yīwù)
衣甲 (yījiǎ)
衣租食稅／衣租食税
衣箱 (yīxiāng)
衣篝
衣簪
衣索比亞／衣索比亚 (Yīsuǒbǐyà)
衣纓之族／衣缨之族
衣缽／衣钵 (yībō)
衣缽塔／衣钵塔
衣缽相傳／衣钵相传
衣缽真傳／衣钵真传
衣胞 (yībāo)
衣著／衣着 (yīzhuó)
衣蛾
衣衫 (yīshān)
衣衫不整 (yīshānbùzhěng)
衣衫藍褸／衣衫蓝褛 (yīshānlánlǚ)
衣衫襤褸／衣衫褴褛 (yīshānlánlǚ)
衣衾
衣被
衣袍
衣袖 (yīxiù)
衣裝／衣装 (yīzhuāng)
衣補兒／衣补儿
衣裳 (yīshang)
衣裳之會／衣裳之会
衣裳楚楚
衣襟 (yījīn)
衣角 (yījiǎo)
衣豐食足／衣丰食足
衣豐食飽／衣丰食饱
衣車／衣车
衣領／衣领 (yīlǐng)
衣食 (yīshí)
衣食之謀／衣食之谋
衣食住行 (yīshízhùxíng)
衣食父母 (yīshífùmǔ)
衣食者民之本
衣食足而知榮辱／衣食足而知荣辱
衣飾／衣饰
衣香鬢影／衣香鬓影
衣馬／衣马
衣魚／衣鱼 (yīyú)
衩衣
袒衣
袗衣
袞衣／衮衣
袷衣 (jiáyī)
裁衣
裁衣合帳／裁衣合帐
裁衣尺
裡衣／里衣
裳衣
裸袖揎衣
褚衣
褖衣
褕衣
褒衣
褒衣博帶／褒衣博带
褕衣甘食
褐衣疏食
褪衣 (tùnyī)
褻衣／亵衣 (xièyī)
襌衣／褝衣
襯衣／衬衣 (chènyī)
襴衣／襕衣
覓衣求食／觅衣求食
解衣
解衣卸甲
解衣推食
豆腐衣
豐衣足食／丰衣足食 (fēngyīzúshí)
貂皮大衣
賴衣求食／赖衣求食
赤衣
赤衣使者
赭衣 (zhěyī)
赭衣半道
赭衣塞路
赭衣滿道／赭衣满道
足食豐衣／足食丰衣
達摩衣／达摩衣
道衣
量體裁衣／量体裁衣
金縷玉衣／金缕玉衣 (jīnlǚyùyī)
金縷衣／金缕衣 (jīnlǚyī)
金衣
金衣玉食
金鏤玉衣／金镂玉衣
錫衣／锡衣
錦衣／锦衣
錦衣夜行／锦衣夜行
錦衣玉食／锦衣玉食 (jǐnyīyùshí)
錦衣紈褲／锦衣纨裤
錦衣衛／锦衣卫 (Jǐnyīwèi)
錦雉之衣／锦雉之衣
鐵衣／铁衣
鐵衣郎／铁衣郎
防彈衣／防弹衣 (fángdànyī)
雨衣 (yǔyī)
電動縫衣機／电动缝衣机
霓裳羽衣 (Níchángyǔyī)
霓裳羽衣曲 (Níchángyǔyīqǔ)
霓裳羽衣舞 (Níchángyǔyīwǔ)
青衣 (qīngyī)
靚衣／靓衣
靡衣偷食
靡衣玉食
面衣
韋衣／韦衣 (wéiyī)
頓衣而走／顿衣而走
頭繩衣／头绳衣
顛倒衣裳／颠倒衣裳
風衣／风衣 (fēngyī)
食租衣稅／食租衣税
食衣住行
飢不可食，寒不可衣／饥不可食，寒不可衣
飯來張口，衣來伸手／饭来张口，衣来伸手
飯囊衣架／饭囊衣架
飽食暖衣／饱食暖衣
魂衣
鮮衣美食／鲜衣美食
鶉衣／鹑衣
鶉衣百結／鹑衣百结
鷩衣／𫜁衣
麻屣鶉衣／麻屣鹑衣
麻衣 (máyī)
麻衣仙翁
麻衣債／麻衣债
麻衣相法
麻衣神相法
黑衣
龍套衣／龙套衣

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yì, yī (yi⁴, yi¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ, ㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji³
Min Dong (BUC): é
Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): ì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yì
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴
  - Yale: yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih
  - Palladius: и (i)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yī
  - Zhuyin: ㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yi
  - Wade–Giles: i¹
  - Yale: yī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i
  - Palladius: и (i)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji³
  - Yale: yi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː³³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: é
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛi²¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ì
  - Tâi-lô: ì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /i²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /i¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²¹/

Middle Chinese: 'j+jH

Rime
Character	衣
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	微 (20)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	於旣切
Baxter	'j+jH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɨi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɨi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiəi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔɨj^H/
Li Rong	/ʔiəi^H/
Wang Li	/ĭəi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔe̯i^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ji³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*ʔ(r)əj-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*qɯls/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	衣
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yì
Middle Chinese	‹ ʔjɨj^H ›
Old Chinese	/*ʔ(r)əj-s/
English	wear (v.t.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	衣
Reading #	2/2
No.	14841
Phonetic component	衣
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*qɯls/

Definitions[edit]

衣

^† (literary) to dress; to wear; to put on clothes
衣錦還鄉／衣锦还乡 ― yìjǐnhuánxiāng ― to return home in glory
- 相如度秦王雖齋，決負約不償城，乃使其從者衣褐，懷其璧，從徑道亡，歸璧於趙。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  相如度秦王虽斋，决负约不偿城，乃使其从者衣褐，怀其璧，从径道亡，归璧于赵。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
  Xiàngrú duò Qín wáng suī zhāi, jué fùyuē bù cháng chéng, nǎi shǐ qí cóngzhě yì hè, huái qí bì, cóng jìngdào wáng, guī bì yú Zhào. [Pinyin]
  Lin Xiangru reckoned even though the King of Qin agreed to fast, he would certainly break his promise and not hand over the cities. Hence, he ordered his servant to put on ragged clothes, hide the jade under his bosom, and flee Qin on trails, in order to smuggle the jade back to Zhao.
^† to cover; to place something over; to wrap up; to bind up
^† Original form of 依 (yī, “to rely on”).

Compounds[edit]

References[edit]

“衣”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

衣

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

clothing

Readings[edit]

Go-on: え (e)
Kan-on: い (i, Jōyō)
Kun: ころも (koromo, 衣, Jōyō); きぬ (kinu, 衣); ぎ (gi, 衣); そ (so, 衣)

Compounds[edit]

Compounds

獄(ごく)衣(い) (gokui): prison clothes
狩(かり)衣(ぎぬ) (kariginu), 狩(かり)衣(ごろも) (karigoromo)
浴衣(ゆかた) (yukata), 浴(よく)衣(い) (yokui)
衣(ころも)偏(へん) (koromohen)
羽衣(はごろも) (hagoromo)

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
衣
ころも Grade: 4
kun’yomi

From Old Japanese. Appears in the Kojiki completed in 712 CE.

Ultimate derivation unclear. May be a compound of ころ (koro, uncertain meaning, possibly “wrapping”, cognate with 転 (koro, “roller; rolling”)) +‎ 裳 (mo, “lower robe”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Tokyo) ころも [kòrómó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ɾo̞mo̞]

Noun[edit]

衣(ころも) • (koromo)

(archaic) clothes, clothing
Synonyms: 服 (fuku), 衣服 (ifuku)
a robe (as worn by a monk, nun, or priest)
Synonyms: (non-clerical) 着物 (kimono), (clerical) 法衣 (hōi), (clerical) 僧衣 (sōi)
a coating on an item of food, such as batter or icing
Synonym: 外皮 (gaihi)
the outer shell or carapace of an insect or other arthropod
Synonym: 外皮 (gaihi)
the hide or feathers of a small animal
Synonym: 外皮 (gaihi)

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

衣(ころも)替(が)え (koromogae): the changing of one's clothes
衣(ころも)虱(じらみ) (koromojirami): the body louse ((Pediculus humanus), (Pediculus humanus humanus), (Pediculus humanus corporis))
衣(ころも)手(で) (koromode): a sleeve
衣(ころも)筥(ばこ) (koromobako): a kind of clothing box or chest that has short legs
衣(ころも)偏(へん) (koromohen): the clothing radical (a graphical portion of a kanji character)
衣(ころも)屋(や) (koromoya): a store selling clerical robes; a person working in such a store

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
衣
きぬ Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Likely cognate with 絹 (kinu, “silk”).^[3] Alternatively, may also be a compound of 着 (ki, “wearing”, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 着る kiru, “to wear”) +‎ 布 (nu, “cloth”, shortened from normal reading nuno).^[3]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Tokyo) きぬ [kíꜜnù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [kʲinɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun[edit]

衣(きぬ) • (kinu)

clothes, clothing (particularly clothing worn on the top half of the body)
an overrobe
the skin, hide, or shell of an animal; the bark, rind, or skin of a plant

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

衣(きぬ)落(おとし) (kinuotoshi): a particular moment in a noh play where a character approaches the bridge and removes an outer robe wrapped around their hips