What 裿 means
It describes the look of fine clothing in an old dictionary sense.
In 裿䘦, with 裿 read yǐ, the older gloss 衣好貌 means “the appearance of fine clothing.” The qǐ reading appears in 襜裿, a garment term, and is also glossed narrowly as “good.” These entries do not make 裿 a general everyday word for “pretty.”
What is known about 裿's history?
Its written history survives in Chinese dictionary entries. A 2024 entry in Taiwan’s Ministry of Education character dictionary says the early dictionary Shuowen Jiezi does not record 裿. It traces later references to Yupian, a Chinese dictionary printed in the Yuan dynasty, and to Jiyun, another Chinese dictionary.
Boya, another Chinese dictionary, connects 襜裿 with 襌襦, a garment term; 裿䘦 preserves the clothing-appearance gloss.
How do I type 裿?
Type yi or qi in Pinyin, or use Cangjie LKMR.
The dictionary readings are yǐ and qǐ; enter their tone-free forms, yi or qi, in a Chinese Pinyin input method and choose 裿 from the candidates. Cangjie code LKMR is another input route. If 裿 appears as a box, the active font lacks its glyph; switch to a CJK font that includes this character.
Dictionary-focused and literary; its clothing senses fit historical or specialist writing, not everyday chat.
Do not take 奇’s standalone sense “strange” as 裿’s meaning or use 裿 as a general compliment.
Questions people ask
2Why does 裿 show as a box?
A box means the active font lacks a glyph for 裿. Switch to a CJK font with coverage; the underlying character need not have changed.
Which reading should I use, yǐ or qǐ?
Use the reading tied to the dictionary term: yǐ in 裿䘦 and qǐ in 襜裿. In Mandarin, yǐ is roughly like “yee,” while qǐ begins like “chee” with extra air.
How to type 裿
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