Dong Chinese dictionary

hè

coarse woolen cloth

Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.

Components

衤 Meaning component

yī

clothes

衤 is a component form of 衣.

曷 Sound component

hé

why? what? where?

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

hè

coarse woolen cloth; dull, dark; brown; gray or dark color; coarse hemp cloth; Taiwan pr. [hé]

Most common words with 褐

Sources