衣(yī): clothes
HSK 16 strokes
Readingsyīyì
clothes
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- yī / yì
- Meaning
- clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 衣 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
⿱亠？A woman's dress
A drawing of the thing it names.
Made of
Parts are arranged top to bottom.
How to write 衣 step by step
6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 衣
Common words using 衣 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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