chěng

裎

Character · Noun

an ancient single-layer garment with a front opening

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

an ancient single-layer garment (with a front opening)

archaic

An archaic term for a type of clothing from ancient China. Primarily found in historical texts.

 《
「礼
Lǐ记
 》
jì中
」提
zhōng到
tí了
dào「
le裎
「衣
chěng」
yī这
」种
zhè服
zhǒng饰
 。

The 'Book of Rites' mentions the 'chěng yī' garment.

Chěng裎
 ，
dān单
yī衣
yě也
 。

Chěng is a single-layer garment.