archaic
verb

Meaning of

衣 means to wear (clothes); to dress in. Pronounced yì.

  • to wear (clothes); to dress in

Character Info

Radical
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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

 
shí
shí
 
zài
zhōng
 

Wearing coarse clothes and eating simple food, yet finding joy in it.

zhě
Chǔ
Zhuāng
wáng
páo
yíng
xián
shì
 

In the past, King Zhuang of Chu wore robes to welcome wise men.

jǐn
huán
xiāng
shì
rén
zuì
de
róng
yào耀
 

Returning home in brocade was the greatest honor for ancient people.

Jiāng
jūn
jiě
shì
 
tóng
gān
gòng
 

The general took off his clothes to give to his soldiers, sharing weal and woe.

bèi
cāng
shēng
 
gōng
liàng
 

Clothing the common people is a merit beyond measure.

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