囚衣

qiúyī

noun #36,781

Measure Word

一件囚衣 jiàn

Meanings

1 prison uniform
2 prisoner's clothing

Characters

Examples

犯人都穿着橙色的囚衣。

Fànrén dōu chuān zhe chéngsè de qiúyī.

All the inmates were wearing orange prison uniforms.

他换上囚衣后被押进了牢房。

Tā huàn shàng 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