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衬chènagainst the skin
衤clothes form of 衣 · yīMeaning part
寸inch · cùnSound part
衤 hints at the meaning (clothes); 寸 (cùn) hints at the sound. Compare it with chèn.
衫shāngarment
衤clothes form of 衣 · yīMeaning part
彡bristle · shānSound part
衤 hints at the meaning (clothes); 彡 (shān) hints at the sound. Compare it with shān.
How to write 衬衫
衬 8 strokes · 衫 8 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 衬衫 (chènshān). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
衬衫 (chènshān) means “shirt” or “blouse”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it chènshān: chèn with a 4th tone, then shān with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 衬衫 is written 襯衫. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 件 (jiàn). For example, one shirt is 一件衬衫 (yí jiàn chènshān).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chenshan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 衬衫 from the suggestions. Typing chenshan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
衬衫 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
衬chèn4th tone, falling
衫shān1st tone, high and level
