衣裳
Old HSK 6
衣裳 (yīshang) · clothes
衣裳 (yīshang) means “clothes”. It is written with 2 characters: 衣 (cloth) + 裳 (skirt). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 衣裳 is built
The characters
衣 yī · cloth
What 衣 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A woman's dress (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
裳 shang · skirt
What 裳 is made of
- 尚shàng — still
- ⺌ — structural part
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Example sentences
奶奶给我做了一件新衣裳。Nǎinai gěi wǒ zuò le yī jiàn xīn yīshang.Grandma made me a new piece of clothing.
晾在外面的衣裳干了。Liàng zài wàimiàn de yīshang gàn le.The clothes hanging outside are dry.
Questions about 衣裳
What does 衣裳 mean?
衣裳 (yīshang) means “clothes”.
How do you pronounce 衣裳?
衣裳 is pronounced yīshang.
Which HSK level is 衣裳?
衣裳 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 衣服yīfuclothes
- 大衣dàyīovercoat
- 洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine
- 衬衣chènyīshirt
- 上衣shàngyījacket
- 衣架yījiàclothes hanger
- 毛衣máoyīsweater
- 雨衣yǔyīraincoat
Learn 衣裳 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 214: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.