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大衣

dàyī

overcoat

A long coat on a hook
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Characters in this word

大 dà

Strokes
3
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 人 man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

衣 yī

Strokes
6
Radical
衣 — cloth
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 衣

Example phrases

  • 我穿上大衣。 Wǒ chuān shàng dà yī. I put on my overcoat.
  • 这件大衣很暖。 Zhè jiàn dà yī hěn nuǎn. This overcoat is very warm.
  • 大衣在门口。 Dà yī zài mén kǒu. The overcoat is by the door.

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