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衣着 (yī zhuó) — clothing, attire

Definition

A formal, written word for one's overall clothing or attire — more literary than the everyday 衣服, often used to discuss how a person is dressed rather than clothes as objects.

noun
clothingattire
Measure word · 身

Examples

  • 衣着，。
    Tā de yī zhuó zǒng shì hěn zhěng jié, gěi rén liú xià hǎo yìn xiàng.
    His clothing is always neat and makes a good impression.
  • 衣着。
    Zhèng shì chǎng hé yào zhù yì yī zhuó dé tǐ.
    In formal occasions, one should pay attention to appropriate attire.
  • 衣着。
    Zhè jiā shāng diàn de yī zhuó fēng gé hěn shí shàng.
    The clothing style of this store is very fashionable.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

衣yīclothing
着zheattire

衣 clothing and 着 attire combine to mean clothing or dress.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 衣 comes from an outline of the chest and upper clothing.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 著; 着 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss; plant
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě著zháo
Same sound today

The traditional form 著 puts 艸 (grass; plant) above 者, which gives the sound; the simplified 着 is a later shorthand.

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