Meaning of 衣架
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- clothes hanger
- clothes rack
How to use 衣架
衣架 can mean a single hanger you put inside a closet or a standing coat rack by the door. The measure word for a hanger is usually 个 (gè). Example: 请给我几个衣架。(Qǐng gěi wǒ jǐ gè yījià.) Please give me a few hangers.
衣 (yī) means clothing and 架 (jià) means a frame or stand, so 衣架 is simply a clothes frame. Picture a shirt from 衣服 (yīfu) draped over a wooden frame.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 衣架 when they mean the whole closet, which is 衣柜 (yīguì). 衣架 is only the hanger or rack, not the cabinet.
衣架 in example sentences
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衣 yī · cloth · 6 strokes
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架 jià · to support · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 衣架.
Questions about 衣架
What does 衣架 mean?
衣架 (yījià) means "clothes hanger; clothes rack" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 衣架?
衣架 is made of 2 characters: 衣 (6 strokes), 架 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 衣架 an HSK word?
Yes. 衣架 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why does 架 appear in both 衣架 and 吵架?
架 has several meanings. In 衣架 it means a frame or stand. In 吵架 (chǎojià, to quarrel) it is part of a fixed expression about fighting, so the two words are not related in meaning.
How do I say to hang clothes on a hanger?
Use the verb 挂 (guà), as in 把衣服挂在衣架上 (bǎ yīfu guà zài yījià shang), put the clothes on the hanger.