shān

garment

jacket with open slits in place of sleeves

clothing (衤) + phonetic (彡) = a light outer garment

The clothing radical (衤) anchors this as a garment. 彡 contributes the sound shān and does not add meaning here.

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Originally depicted flowing linesPhonetic
ClothingSemantic

Words with 衫

运动衫

yùn dòng shān

sports shirt

长衫

cháng shān

long gown

开襟衫

kāi jīn shān

cardigan

体恤衫

tǐ xù shān

T-shirt

上衫

shàng shān

blouse

冷气衫

lěng qì shān

warm clothes such as padded jacket to be worn in air conditioning (esp. in Hong Kong)

半截衫

bàn jié shān

upper jacket

吊带衫

diào dài shān

halter top

套衫

tào shān

a pullover

套衫儿

tào shān r

a pullover

女衬衫

nǚ chèn shān

blouse

征衫

zhēng shān

traveler's clothing

More characters with 衤