裳

cháng
#2,855 most
frequent character
lower garment, skirts, petticoats

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

裳 pairs 衣 clothing, the meaning part, with 尚 shàng, the sound part. It first meant a skirt worn by both men and women in ancient times. The meaning became simply 'lower garment, skirt'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

裳shang
used in 衣裳[yi1shang5]

Homophones

HSK 2
长cháng
length, long, forever, always
常cháng
often
肠cháng
intestine, bowel, intestinal
场cháng
threshing floor

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