clothes

is a component form of , which is a pictograph of a shirt or coat.

Evolution

衤 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
衤 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
衤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
衤 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
衤 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

clothes; radical number 145; the left-radical form of Kangxi radical 145, [yī]

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

Iconic component in 2 characters (1 verified)