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衣
衣
Translingual
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Alternative forms
- 衤 (when used as a left Radical)
Han character
衣 (radical 145 衣+0, 6 strokes, cangjie input 卜竹女 (YHV), four-corner 00732, composition ⿱亠𧘇)
- Kangxi radical #145, ⾐ (“clothes”).
Descendants
Derived characters
Related characters
References
- KangXi: page 1111, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34091
- Dae Jaweon: page 1575, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3074, character 1
- Unihan data for U+8863
Chinese
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衣 | |
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Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 衣
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| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Large seal script | Small seal script |
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| Characters in the same phonetic series (衣) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
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| Old Chinese | |
| 哀 | *qɯːl |
| 依 | *qɯl |
| 衣 | *qɯl, *qɯls |
| 扆 | *qɯlʔ |
| 庡 | *qɯlʔ |
| 偯 | *qɯlʔ |
Pictogram (象形) .
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ji1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yî
- Min Dong (BUC): ĭ
- Min Nan (POJ): i / ui
- Wu (Wiktionary): i (T1)
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ
- Wade-Giles: i1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i
- IPA (key): /i⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: ji1
- Yale: yī
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji1
- IPA (key): /jiː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yî
- Hakka Romanization System: i´
- Hagfa Pinyim: yi1
- IPA: /i²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yî
- Hakka Romanization System: (r)i´
- Hagfa Pinyim: yi1
- IPA: /(j)i²⁴/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ĭ
- IPA (key): /i⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: i (T1)
- IPA (key): /i⁵³/
- (Shanghainese)
- Dialectal data▼
| Variety | Location | 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/ |
| Tunxi | /i¹¹/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /i³³/ |
| Xiangtan | /i³³/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /i⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /i⁴⁴/ |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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; | |
| 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
衣
- (upper) garment; clothes; clothing (Classifier: 件)
- coating; covering; skin
- 糖衣 ― tángyī ― sugar coating
- 槍衣 / 枪衣 ― qiāngyī ― gun cover
- membrane; film
- (literary or Min) afterbirth; placenta
- A surname.
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 衣服 (“clothes”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | 衣、衣裳、衣著、衣服 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 衣服 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 衣裳、衣服 |
| Taiwan | 衣服、衣裳 | |
| Tianjin | 衣裳、衣服 | |
| Jinan | 衣裳、衣服 | |
| Xi'an | 衣裳 | |
| Wuhan | 衣服、衣裳 | |
| Chengdu | 衣裳 | |
| Yangzhou | 衣裳 | |
| Hefei | 衣裳 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 衫褲、衫 |
| Hong Kong | 衫褲、衫 | |
| Taishan | 衫 | |
| Yangjiang | 衫褲 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 衣裳 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 衫褲 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 衫褲 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 衫褲 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 衫褲 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 衫褲 | |
| Zhuolan (Raoping) | 衫褲 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 衫褲 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 衣裳 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 衣裳 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 衣裳 |
| Min Nan | Quanzhou | 衫褲 |
| Xiamen | 衫褲 | |
| Zhangzhou | 衫褲 | |
| Taipei | 衫仔褲 | |
| Kaohsiung | 衫仔褲 | |
| Chaozhou | 衫褲 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 衣裳 |
| Suzhou | 衣裳 | |
| Wenzhou | 衣裳 | |
| Chongming | 衣裳 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 衣服、衣、衣褲 |
| Shuangfeng | 衣服、衣褲 | |
Compounds
Derived terms from 衣
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Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧ
- Wade-Giles: i1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i
- IPA (key): /i⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧˋ
- Wade-Giles: i4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih
- IPA (key): /i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: ji3
- Yale: yi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji3
- IPA (key): /jiː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
| 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 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʔɨiH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʔɨiH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʔiəiH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʔɨjH/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʔiəiH/ |
| Wang Li |
/ĭəiH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʔe̯iH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yì |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 衣 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yì |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ʔjɨjH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*ʔ(r)əj-s/ |
| English | wear (v.t.) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 衣 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 14841 |
| Phonetic component |
衣 |
| Rime group |
微 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
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| Old Chinese |
/*qɯls/ |
Definitions
衣
- † to dress; to wear; to put on clothes
- † to cover; to place something over; to wrap up; to bind up
- †Original form of 依 (yī, “to rely on”).
Compounds
Derived terms from 衣
Japanese
Kanji
衣
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Readings
Compounds
- 獄衣 (gokui): prison clothes
- 狩衣 (kariginu), 狩衣 (karigoromo)
- 浴衣 (yukata), 浴衣 (yokui)
- 衣偏 (koromohen)
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 衣 |
|
ころも Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
Pronunciation
Noun
衣 (hiragana ころも, romaji koromo)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 衣 |
|
きぬ Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
Pronunciation
Noun
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 衣 |
|
い Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
From Middle Chinese 衣 (ʔjɨj, “clothes”).
Pronunciation
Noun
References
- 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
- 1 2 3 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
Korean
Hanja
衣 • (ui)
Eumhun:
- Sound (hangeul): 의 (revised: ui, McCune-Reischauer: ŭi, Yale: uy)
- Name (hangeul): 옷 의()
- clothes, clothing
Okinawan
Etymology
Cognate with mainland Japanese 衣 (kinu).[1][2]Attested in the 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”) as ちん (chin).[3]
Noun
References
- ↑ Katrien Hendrickx, The Origins of Banana-fibre Cloth in the Ryukyus, Japan, Leuven University Press: 2007, p 110
- ↑ http://www.haisai.co.jp/kantanuchinaaguchi.htm
- ↑ 1896: 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”). In Japanese. http://kindai.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/992016/31