衬
chèn HSK3

inner garment

衬 (襯) chèn
lining verb
to line a garment or wear something against the skin; an inner layer

这件外套里面衬了一层薄棉。

zhè jiàn wài​tào lǐ​miàn chèn le yī céng báo mián.

This coat is lined with a thin layer of cotton.

contrast verb
to contrast with or act as a foil to enhance something's appearance

蓝天衬着洁白的云朵。

lán​tiān chèn zhe jié​bái de yún​duǒ.

The blue sky sets off the pure white clouds.

subsidize verb
to provide financial assistance or support

这件红色的旗袍里面衬了一层柔软的白色丝绸。

zhè jiàn hóng​sè de qí​páo lǐ​miàn chèn le yī céng róu​ruǎn de bái​sè sī​chóu.

This red cheongsam is lined with a layer of soft white silk.

Frequency
Character
Written text
2,502nd most common 19.1 per million
Movie subtitles
1,751st most common 29.7 per million appears in 14% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
2.89 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
6.86 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Traditional
襯
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+886C

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)