衬 (chèn): lining, shirt
衬 (chèn) is a Chinese character meaning “lining, shirt.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 衤 (semantic) and 寸 (phonetic). It ranks #2417 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 衬 clothes. Its radical form 衤 (clothing) appears in many related characters such as 衣 (yī, clothing), 表 (biǎo, exterior surface), 装 (zhuāng, dress, install).
Definitions
- lining, shirt
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 衬
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衬衣 | chèn yī | shirt |
| 衬托 | chèn tuō | to serve to highlight |
| 衬垫 | chèn diàn | pad |
| 衬裤 | chèn kù | underpants |
| 衬里 | chèn lǐ | lining |
| 陪衬 | péi chèn | to serve as a foil |
| 映衬 | yìng chèn | to set off by contrast |
| 衬裙 | chèn qún | petticoat |
| 帮衬 | bāng chèn | to help |
| 无衬线 | wú chèn xiàn | (typography) sans serif |
| 对衬 | duì chèn | to serve as foil to one another |
| 相衬 | xiāng chèn | to contrast |
| 内衬 | nèi chèn | lining (of a container etc) (engineering) |
| 衬线 | chèn xiàn | serif (typography) |
| 女衬衫 | nǚ chèn shān | blouse |
衬 appears in 20 compound words: 45 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 衬 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这件外套的内衬质量不好，穿几次就起球了。
Zhè jiàn wàitào de nèichèn zhìliàng bù hǎo, chuān jǐ cì jiù qǐ qiú le.
The lining of this coat is poor quality; it pills after a few wears.
影音/同款衬衫不只1件?! 总统连2天都穿格子衫 台...
yǐng yīn tóng kuǎn chèn shān bù zhī 1 jiàn ? ! zǒng tǒng lián 2 tiān dōu chuān gé zǐ shān tái . . .
...展霆揽锡钟柔美被照肺 认情人节送手链:好衬佢
. . . zhǎn 霆 lǎn xī zhōng róu měi bèi zhào fèi rèn qíng rén jié sòng shǒu liàn : hǎo chèn 佢
...sa倒立秀蜜桃臀与肌肉线条 百万AP金表衬身价
. . . s a dǎo lì xiù mì táo tún yǔ jī ròu xiàn tiáo bǎi wàn A P jīn biǎo chèn shēn jià
...She strikes a handstand pose, showing off her peach-shaped buttocks and toned physique, with a million-dollar AP watch complementing her status
衬衫领口泛黄洗不掉!日本爸用“家中2法宝”...
chèn shān lǐng kǒu fàn huáng xǐ bù diào ! rì běn bà yòng jiā zhōng 2 fǎ bǎo . . .
Yellow stains on shirt collars that won’t come out! A Japanese dad uses “two household remedies”...
这顶红帽子很衬她的裙子。
Zhè dǐng hóng màozi hěn chèn tā de qúnzi.
The red hat goes well with her dress.
夏天我穿短袖衬衫。
Xiàtiān wǒ chuān duǎnxiù chènshān.
In the summer I wear short-sleeved shirts.
他的衬衫被酱汁弄脏了。
Tā de chènshān bèi jiàng zhī nòngzāng le.
His shirt was stained with sauce.
我不能忍受短衬裤。
Wǒ bù néng rěnshòu duǎn chènkù.
I can’t stand panties.
新的沙发跟窗帘挺合衬。
Xīn de shāfā gēn chuānglián tǐng héchèn.
The new sofa goes with the curtains.
Character Family
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