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Meaning of 衬

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(Trad.: 襯)
Pinyin: chèn
English Definition: (of garments) against the skin; to line; lining; to contrast with; to assist financially
Chinese Definition:
①近身衣,内衣:衬衫。衬裤。
②在里面再托上一层:衬绒。衬砌。
③搭配上别的东西:衬托。陪衬。映衬。
④附在衣裳某一部分里面的纺织品:领衬儿。袖衬儿。
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (clothes) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
衬衫 chèn shān shirt; blouse; Classifiers:
衬衣 chèn shirt; Classifiers:
衬托 chèn tuō to set off
映衬 yìng chèn to set off by contrast; antithesis; analogy parallelism (linguistics)
陪衬 péi chèn to enhance by contrast; to set off; to serve as a background in order to bring out the subject with greater brilliance; to serve as a prop; a foil
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Example Sentences
1
This shirt is white.
2
穿
He wears a purple shirt.
3
This shirt is a little small for me.
4
His white shirt is perfect for summer.
5
She bought her husband a new shirt.