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裳 is a phono-semantic compound: 衣 at the bottom provides the clothing meaning, while 尚 on top gives the sound. In classical Chinese, it denoted lower garments, skirts worn by both men and women, distinguishing them from upper garments. Over time, that distinction blurred, and now the character appears almost exclusively in the compound 衣裳, a general term for clothing. Originally, 裳 was used interchangeably with 常.
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她买了一件新衣裳。
这件衣裳很漂亮。
妈妈洗了我的衣裳。
昨天我穿了红衣裳。
她的衣裳总是很干净。
因为天气冷，他穿了厚衣裳。
我喜欢的衣裳都在衣柜里。
尽管衣裳旧了，但她还是舍不得丢。
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