宵衣 xiāoyī to dress before dawn Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents xiāoyī to dress before dawn 宵 xiāo adverbnoun night (bound form) night; evening; nighttime衣 yì to wear (literary) to wear or put on clothes; to provide clothing for someone else to wearxiāoyī black silk dress 宵 xiāo adverbnoun night (bound form) night; evening; nighttime衣 yī noun clothing (bound form) clothing; clothes; garment