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.

131) 巾

jin

towel

A towel is a square piece of fabric used to wipe hands

131a) 市

shi

city

top frame 亠 [symbol] + towel 巾 [jīn]

shop signs were pieces of fabric (巾) hanging from a horizontal pole with a top frame (亠) and markets were full of them. A place with many markets is a ‘city.’

131b) 带

dai

belt; carry

belt 卅 [symbol] + cover 冖¹⁶⁹[mì] + towel 巾 [jīn]

To cover (冖) one’s body with fabric (巾) and wear a belt (卅)’ is where the character for ‘belt’ came from. People attached things to their belt ‘to carry’ around.

131d) 希

xi

hope

shape of weaves →爻 [symbol] + towel 巾 [jīn]

Rough fabrics (巾) have what seems like holes (爻). Such fabrics are transparent and when one can see his future so clearly, he can have ‘hope.’

131e) 师

shi

master

sacrifice →193[duī] + wrap around 帀 [zā]

A master wearing a ceremonial outfit (帀) is officiating a ceremony and holding up the offering ([image]), i.e., a piece of meat

131e) 

dui

131fx) 犭

quan

131f) 狮

shi

lion

dog 犭173[quǎn] + master 师 [shī]

The master-leader (师) of all animals (犭) would be the lion

131zx) 冒

mao

131z-11f*) 帽

mao

hat

towel 巾¹³¹[jīn] + emit/risk 冒 [mào]

When a hood worn above one’s eyes (冒) came to mean “emit or risk,” the Chinese added “巾” meaning ‘fabric’ to make a character meaning ‘hat.’