TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
衣
ㄧ · yī
noun — clothes; the upper garment
字源 FORM — what the parts do
衣形a robe drawn whole — collar at the top, two lapels crossing below
A robe drawn whole: the collar at the top, two lapels folding left over right. The old books split the outfit — 衣 above, 裳 below; today 衣服 covers it all.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
天冷，他把衣（衣）襟拉緊，一片壓著一片。
Cold out — the lapels (衣) pulled tight, one fold over the other.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)上衣— the upper garment
→衣服— clothes常用
⇒雨衣、大衣— the coat family — rain, winter
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension