囚衣

qiúyī

noun #36,781

Measure Word

一件囚衣 jiàn

Meanings

1 prison uniform
2 prisoner's clothing

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

犯人都穿着橙色的囚衣。

Fànrén dōu chuānzhe chéngsè de qiúyī.

All the inmates were wearing orange prison uniforms.

HSK 7-9

他换上囚衣后被押进了牢房。

Tā huànshàng qiúyī hòu bèi yā jìn le láofáng.

After changing into the prison uniform, he was escorted into the cell.

Tips

memory

Easy to remember: 囚 is literally a person 人 inside an enclosure 囗 - a 'caged person' = prisoner. Add 衣 ('clothing') and you get 'prisoner clothing' = prison uniform.

Stroke Order

囚 qiú

衣 yī