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衣 yī — “clothes”
How to write and say the Chinese character 衣 (yī), which means clothes — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Out & about.
Pinyin · 拼音 yī
Meaning · 意思 clothes
Strokes · 笔画 6
Radical · 部首 衣 (clothes)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
衣 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: a woman's dress.
A common word常用词
衣服
clothes
Example sentence例句
天冷了，多穿衣服。
It's cold — put on more clothes.
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