衫 meaning and stroke order
Shirt, robe, jacket, gown
How to write 衫, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 衫
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- garment
- jacket with open slits in place of sleeves
How 衫 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Clothes.
衤 gives the meaning and 彡 hints at the sound.
Radical: 衤 (cloth), shared by 72 characters on this site.
How to remember 衫
The left side 衤 is the clothing radical, so 衫 is something you wear. The right side 彡 (shān) gives the sound and looks like three lines of stitching or folds on a shirt.
衫 usually appears inside compound words rather than alone, most often in 衬衫 (chènshān, shirt). Example: 他穿了一件白衬衫。(Tā chuān le yí jiàn bái chènshān.) He is wearing a white shirt.
Common mistake: Learners often write the left side as 礻 (the spirit radical, one dot) instead of 衤 (the clothing radical, two dots). If you write 礻, it is wrong, so remember that clothing gets the extra stroke.
Common words with 衫
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
衫 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 衫
How many strokes are in 衫?
衫 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 衫 mean?
衫 (shān) means shirt, robe, jacket, gown. A common word with it is 衬衫 (chènshān), meaning "shirt; blouse".
How do you pronounce 衫?
衫 is pronounced shān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 衫?
The radical of 衫 is 衤, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 衫 under this radical.
Is 衫 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 衫 is part of the HSK 3 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What measure word goes with 衫 and 衬衫?
Use 件 (jiàn), the measure word for upper-body clothing. For example, 一件衬衫 (yí jiàn chènshān) means one shirt.
How is 衫 different from 衣 (yī)?
衣 is the general word for clothing, as in 衣服 (yīfu). 衫 is narrower and refers to light upper garments like shirts and tops, as in 衬衫 or 汗衫.