血衣 (xuè yī) — bloodstained clothes (often used in forensic, crime, or literary contexts)

Definition

Literally 'blood clothes' — a bloodstained garment, most often encountered in forensic, crime-scene, or war/literary contexts as physical evidence or a symbol of violence.

noun
bloodstained clothes (often used in forensic, crime, or literary contexts)
Measure word · 件

Examples

  • 血衣。
    Jǐng fāng zài fàn zuì xiàn chǎng fā xiàn le zhè jiàn xuè yī.
    The police found this bloodstained clothes at the crime scene.
  • 血衣。
    Nà jiàn xuè yī chéng le àn jiàn de guān jiàn zhèng jù.
    That bloodstained clothes became key evidence in the case.
  • 血衣。
    Lì shǐ bó wù guǎn lǐ zhǎn shì le yí jiàn cóng zhàn chǎng shàng jiǎo huò de xuè yī.
    The history museum displays a bloodstained clothes captured from the battlefield.

Origin

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.

血xuèblood
衣yīclothes

“血” (blood) describes “衣” (clothes), giving clothes stained with blood.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 一一yīdrop of blood
  • 皿皿mǐncontainer

The shape shows 一, a drop of blood, inside 皿, a container, for blood held in a sacrificial vessel.

Open 血 →

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.

Open 衣 →

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