皮衣 (pí yī) — leather or fur garment (e.g. jacket, coat)

Definition

noun

leather or fur garment (e.g. jacket, coat)

Measure word · 件

皮衣。
Zhè jiàn pí yī shì qù nián mǎi de.
This leather jacket was bought last year.
皮衣。
Dōng tiān chuān pí yī hěn bǎo nuǎn.
Wearing a fur coat in winter keeps you warm.
皮衣。
Nǐ bǎ pí yī guà zài yī guì lǐ ba.
Hang the leather coat in the wardrobe.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

皮píleather

衣yīclothes

Leather plus clothes means a garment made of leather or fur.

Characters in this word

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

皮 shows a hand pulling fur off an animal pelt, with the pelt drawn at the upper left.

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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