懂中文 Dong Chinese

裀

yīn

underclothing

Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 因 represents the sound. Originally written as 因, a pictograph of clothing surrounding a person.

Components
衤 meaning component

衤  Meaning component

yī

  

clothes

因 sound,iconic component

因  Sound Iconic component

yīn

  

cause

Originally a pictograph of clothing around a person.

Evolution

裀 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
裀 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

裀  

yīn

mat, coverlet; underwear; mat; underclothing