衤 — clothing (left form), koromohen (grapheme component)

衤 clothing (left form), koromohen

Component 5 strokes U+8864

Five-stroke clothing form. Left-side variant of 衣 used as a hen radical, called ころもへん (koromohen). Marks kanji related to garments and fabric. Component of 初 (beginning), 複 (duplicate), 補 (supplement), 被 (cover), 裕 (abundant), 裸 (naked), 袖 (sleeve), 襟 (collar). Variant of Kangxi radical 145 (衣). Distinguished from 礻 (altar) by an extra stroke.