恤衫

xùshān

noun #17,079

Measure Word

一件恤衫 jiàn

Meanings

1 shirt (loanword)

Characters

to sympathize (here: phonetic for 'shirt')

恤 is used purely for its sound value to approximate English 'shirt.' 衫 genuinely means 'garment.'

Examples

他穿了一件白色的T恤衫。

Tā chuān le yī jiàn báisè de Txùshān.

He's wearing a white T-shirt.

这件恤衫需要熨一下。

Zhè jiàn xùshān xūyào yùn yīxià.

This shirt needs ironing.

Tips

usage

恤衫 is a loanword from English 'shirt.' The most common usage is T恤衫 (T-shirt) or just T恤. In mainland China, 衬衫 (chènshān) is the standard word for a dress shirt.

Stroke Order

恤 xù

衫 shān