130) 衣

yi

clothes

a jacket laid out on the floor

130yx) 刀

dao

130y-119c*) 初

chu

first

clothes 衤=衣¹³⁰[yī] + knife 刀 [dāo]

first thing when making clothes (衤) is to cut the fabric with a knife (刀)

130a) 被

bei

quilt, blanket

clothes 衤=衣 [yī] + skin 皮¹⁸⁹[pí]

If you wear clothes (衤) made with animals skins (皮), you look like you are swathed in a blanket; the dead animal was stripped of its skin by the human beings. The subject that appears in front of “被” is a recipient of the action that follows

130bx) 毛

mao

hair

130b) 表

biao

surface

hair 毛¹⁸⁸[máo] + clothes 衣 [yī]

To make and wear clothes (衣) with the animal hair (毛) on the surface. It came to mean ‘watch’ because it is worn on the wrist and is very visible.

130c) 农

nong

agriculture; farmer

cover 冖¹⁶⁹[mì] + clothes →衣 [yī]

Farmers wear wide-brimmed hats (冖) and long-sleeved clothes (衣) while working in agriculture.

130dx) 寸

cun

inch; joint

hand

130d) 衬

chen

lining (postava)

clothe 衤=衣 [yī] + hand/joint/inch 寸⁴⁰[cùn]

lining is a clothe (衤) with precision in inches

130e) 衫

shan

upper garment

clothe 衤=衣 [yī] + decorate/hair 彡⁸[shàn]

‘upper garment is made from clothe (衤). The sound of “hair 彡 [shàn]” is combined to its original meaning.