衣物 (yī wù) — clothing and other personal articles (e.g., gar… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

clothing and other personal articles (e.g., garments, accessories, daily-use items)

Measure word · 件

Examples

衣物。
Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē yī wù shōu shi hǎo.
Please put away these clothes and items.
衣物。
Lǚ xíng shí yào dài zú yī wù.
Bring enough clothing and daily necessities when traveling.
衣物。
Tā bǎ jiù yī wù juān gěi le cí shàn jī gòu.
She donated old clothes and articles to a charity organization.

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

物wùarticles

衣 clothing and 物 articles combine to mean clothing and personal articles.

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.

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

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

Appears in

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.