衤Fashion Look Book

These are the characters in this series. To see them put together in a story, click on the image above to access the pdf. Then review and quiz yourself at the bottom.

chèn

inner garments
衤 + 寸
clothing + thumb

Thumbs up for inner garments!

páo

robe [n.]
衤 + 包bāo
clothing + wrap

A robe is something you wrap around you.

chū

elementary
衤 + 刀
clothing + knife

Cloak + Dagger: Elementary, my dear Watson.

zhuāng

attire
壮zhuàng + 衣
robust + clothing

A robust teenage mutant ninja turtle puts on formal attire.

clothing

modified version: 衤 ; derivatives: 𧘇 *scarf, *𧘇 *kerchief, 长 long

jīn

front of a garment
衤 + 禁jìn
clothing + prohibit

The front of a button-up shirt with a 禁 on it and a model wagging her finger.

liè

crack
列liè + 衣
line up + clothing

Zombies line up with swords, bend over, and their clothing reveals their crack.

socks
衤 + 末
clothing + last

The last model is modeling the last thing we put on in the morning: socks.

raid [v.]
龙 + 衣yī
dragon + clothing

Chinese trojan horse (dragon)

shān

shirt
衤 + 彡shān
clothing + bird tail

This shirt is modeled after a bird’s tail.

luǒ

naked
衤 + 果guǒ
clothing + fruit

A model just in Fruit of the Loom.

xiù

sleeve
衤 + 由yóu
clothing + sprout

These sleeves sprout from the dress.

patch [v.]
衤 + 卜bǔ
clothing + magic wand

“Bibbity Boppity Bu!” (Cinderella’s fairy godmother patches up her clothing with a wave of her wand.)

*clothing
clothing modified

as a component: “衣字旁”

trousers
衤 + 库kù
clothing + garage

These are trousers you wear in the garage (tool belt built in).

qún

skirt
衤 + 君jūn
clothing + Trump

The Trump clothing line.

dài

bag [n.]
代dài + 衣
substitute for + clothing

A bag can be a substitute for clothing.

bèi

quilt [n.]
衤 + 皮
clothing + covering

Cover him with a quilt!

衤Fashion Look Book

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