Definitions

shān (noun) shirt; blouse; upper garment

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character 衫 is a phono-semantic compound indicating a type of clothing. Its semantic radical 衤 on the left, derived from 衣, provides the category of apparel. The right side features the phonetic component 形, which contributes to pronunciation. Historically, 衫 referred to an unlined upper garment worn by both men and women. Today, it commonly denotes a shirt or blouse, most frequently seen in the word 衬衫.

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我买了一件衬

Wǒ mǎi le yī jiàn chènshān.

I bought a shirt.

这件衬很漂亮。

Zhè jiàn chènshān hěn piàoliang.

This shirt is very pretty.

他喜欢穿蓝色衬

Tā xǐhuān chuān lánsè chènshān.

He likes to wear blue shirts.

妈妈给我洗了衬

Māma gěi wǒ xǐ le chènshān.

Mom washed the shirt for me.

我的衬在衣柜里。

Wǒ de chènshān zài yīguì lǐ.

My shirt is in the wardrobe.

她穿着新衬去上班。

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

Zuótiān wǒ diū le yī jiàn zuì xǐhuān de chènshān.

Yesterday I lost a favorite shirt.

如果衬脏了,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.