Chinese Word: 衬 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

衬 (Trad.: 襯)HSK 3

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: 衣

Pictophonetic:寸 indicates the sound; 衤 (clothes) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 村付时对纣

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衬衫HSK 3	chèn shān	shirt; blouse; Classifiers: 件
衬衣	chèn yī	shirt; Classifiers: 件
衬托HSK 6	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

1		zhè 这 jiàn 件 chèn yī 衬衣 shì 是 bái sè 白色 de 的。 This shirt is white.
2		tā 他 chuān zhuó 穿着 yī jiàn 一件 zǐ sè 紫色 de 的 chèn shān 衬衫。 He wears a purple shirt.
3		zhè ge 这个 chèn shān 衬衫 de 的 chǐ mǎ 尺码 yǒu diǎn 有点 xiǎo 小 le 了 This shirt is a little small for me.
4		tā 他 de 的 bái sè 白色 chèn shān 衬衫 hěn 很 shì hé 适合 xià tiān 夏天。 His white shirt is perfect for summer.
5		tā 她 gěi 给 zhàng fu 丈夫 mǎi le 买了 yī jiàn 一件 xīn 新 chèn shān 衬衫。 She bought her husband a new shirt.

1		zhè 这 jiàn 件 chèn yī 衬衣 shì 是 bái sè 白色 de 的。 This shirt is white.
2		tā 他 chuān zhuó 穿着 yī jiàn 一件 zǐ sè 紫色 de 的 chèn shān 衬衫。 He wears a purple shirt.
3		zhè ge 这个 chèn shān 衬衫 de 的 chǐ mǎ 尺码 yǒu diǎn 有点 xiǎo 小 le 了 This shirt is a little small for me.
4		tā 他 de 的 bái sè 白色 chèn shān 衬衫 hěn 很 shì hé 适合 xià tiān 夏天。 His white shirt is perfect for summer.
5		tā 她 gěi 给 zhàng fu 丈夫 mǎi le 买了 yī jiàn 一件 xīn 新 chèn shān 衬衫。 She bought her husband a new shirt.