衫

shān

彡 + 衤

Definitions

shān (noun) shirt; blouse; upper garment

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 彡 represents the sound.

Semantic: 衤 Phonetic: 彡

About

衫 is a phono-semantic compound: the left side 衤 is a reduced form of 衣 'clothing', signaling that the character belongs to the domain of apparel; the right side 彡 gives the sound. Historically, it designated an unlined, single-layer upper garment or tunic worn by both men and women. In modern usage, it is the standard character for shirts and blouses, and it almost always appears in the word 衬衫.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

我买了一件衬衫。

Wǒ mǎi le yī jiàn chènshān.

I bought a shirt.

这件衬衫很漂亮。

Zhè jiàn chènshān hěn piàoliang.

This shirt is very pretty.

他喜欢穿蓝色衬衫。

Tā xǐhuān chuān lánsè chènshān.

He likes to wear blue shirts.

妈妈给我洗了衬衫。

Māma gěi wǒ xǐ le chènshān.

Mom washed the shirt for me.

我的衬衫在衣柜里。

Wǒ de chènshān zài yīguì lǐ.

My shirt is in the wardrobe.

她穿着新衬衫去上班。

Tā chuānzhe xīn chènshān qù shàngbān.

She wears a new shirt to go to work.

昨天我丢了一件最喜欢的衬衫。

Zuótiān wǒ diū le yī jiàn zuì xǐhuān de chènshān.

Yesterday I lost a favorite shirt.

如果衬衫脏了，你就应该把它洗干净。

Rúguǒ chènshān zāng le, nǐ jiù yīnggāi bǎ tā xǐ gānjìng.

If the shirt is dirty, you should wash it clean.

Related Characters

Component: 彡

Component: 衤

衫