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裳
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skirt

HSK 10
Human →Body
shang
ショウ
も、もすそ
상
Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound. Originally used interchangeably with 常.
Components
衣 clothing+ 尚 esteem =
裳 skirt
衣 Meaning component
yī clothing
clothes, clothing
尚 Phonetic component
shàng esteem
still, yet
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Notes
Similar Characters
劳 manual (simp)勞 labor (trad)卒 foot soldier衰 decline袁 Yuan奮 exert oneself (trad/jp)亵 insult (simp)扆 screen (alt)表 surface衮 imperial robe (simp)衷 innermost feelings衾 coverlet袅 curling (simp)袈 Buddhist cassock袋 bag袞 ceremonial (trad)袤 longitude裁 tailor裂 crack装 dress (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
裳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
裳 [cháng]
lower garment; skirts; petticoats; garments
Japanese
裳 も 同音
noun historical traditional skirt
裳 チマ 同音
noun usually kana chima; (explanation) long skirt traditionally worn by Korean women
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)
衣裳 [yī​shang] #27,397
clothes
霓裳 [Ní​cháng] #21,875
Nichang, abbr. for the Tang Dynasty song "Raiment of Rainbows and Feathers" 霓裳羽衣曲[Ní​cháng​yǔ​yī​qū] or 霓裳羽衣舞[Ní​cháng​yǔ​yī​wǔ]
衣裳钩儿 [yī​shang​gōu​r]
clothes hook
衣裳钩儿 [yī​shang​gōu​r]
clothes hook
JAPANESE WORDS (10)
⭐ 衣装 [いしょう] #3,314
clothing
もぬけの殻 [もぬけのから] #26,220
completely empty (of a residence, etc.)
花嫁衣裳 [はなよめいしょう] #48,268
bridal costume
馬子にも衣装 [まごにもいしょう] #54,766
anybody can look good with the right clothes
裳裾 [もすそ] #77,680
cuff (of pants)
蛻 [もぬけ] #148,974
shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
裳着 [もぎ] #178,536
Heian-period coming-of-age ceremony for girls
裳階 [もこし] #202,128
pent roof (below the true roof of a pagoda, etc.)
借り衣装 [かりいしょう] #293,175
borrowed clothes
舞衣装 [まいいしょう]
dancing costume
KOREAN WORDS (1)
의상 #16,655
clothes; garment