衾

qīn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 a large quilt; bedding

Examples

HSK 6
Hándōng zhī yè, hòu qīn zuì nuǎn.
On the cold winter night a thick quilt is the warmest thing.

Tips

history
衾 is not used by itself in modern Chinese; it appears in classical poetry and the literary pairing 衾枕 ('quilt and pillow', i.e. bedding). It is a large outer quilt, as opposed to the smaller sleeping wrap. The clothing radical 衣 gives the meaning; 今 supplies the sound.
register
Literary. Everyday Chinese says 被子 or 棉被; 衾 keeps a poetic, classical flavour.

Components

radical
衣 yī
clothing; cloth covering
衣 (clothing) is the indexing radical, sitting below; it tells the reader 衾 is a large cloth covering, a quilt for the bed.
phonetic
今 jīn
phonetic element
今 sits on top and supplies the sound for 衾, with the reading drifting; it is the same phonetic seen in 琴 and 念.

Stroke Order

衾 qīn