裟 (shā): (in 袈裟) the patchwork robe of a…

Meanings

袈裟是用许多布块缝成的。

Jiāshā shì yòng xǔduō bùkuài féng chéng de.

The kasaya is sewn from many patches of cloth.

传衣钵袈裟象征传法。

Chuán yībō jiāshā xiàngzhēng chuán fǎ.

Passing on the robe and bowl symbolized passing on the teaching.

usage

Bound form — 裟 appears only as the second syllable of 袈裟, the Buddhist monastic robe transliterated from Sanskrit.

radical

衣 yī

clothing

Bottom is the clothing radical 衣, flagging the word as a garment; with 袈 it names the monk's robe.

phonetic

沙 shā

sand; sound element

Top element 沙 supplies the reading shā for transliterating the Sanskrit syllable.

裟 shā