襯 meaning and stroke order
Underwear, lining; in contrast
How to write 襯, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 襯
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (of garments) against the skin
- to line
- lining
- to contrast with
- to assist financially
How 襯 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Clothes.
衤 gives the meaning and 親 hints at the sound.
Radical: 衤 (cloth), shared by 72 characters on this site.
How to remember 襯
襯 combines the clothing radical 衤 with 親 (qīn), which means close or intimate. Think of clothing that stays close to your skin, like a lining or an undershirt.
Today 襯 most often appears in words for shirts, such as 襯衫 (chènshān) and 襯衣 (chènyī), and in 襯托 (chèntuō), meaning to set something off by contrast. Example: 他穿了一件白襯衫。(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) instead of 衤, which has the extra short stroke. Also note that the phonetic 親 is read qīn, but 襯 is read chèn with a falling fourth tone.
Common words with 襯
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 襯
How many strokes are in 襯?
襯 is written with 21 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 襯 mean?
襯 (chèn) means underwear, lining; in contrast. A common word with it is 衬衫 (chènshān), meaning "shirt; blouse".
How do you pronounce 襯?
襯 is pronounced chèn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 襯?
The radical of 襯 is 衤, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 襯 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 襯?
襯 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 衬, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why is 襯 written 衬 in simplified Chinese?
Simplified Chinese replaces the complex 親 with 寸 (cùn), giving 衬. The meaning and pronunciation are the same, so 襯衫 and 衬衫 are the same word.
What does 陪襯 (péichèn) mean?
陪襯 means a foil or a supporting element that makes something else stand out. It can also be a verb meaning to set off. For example, 綠葉陪襯紅花 means green leaves set off the red flowers.