羽绒服

yǔ róng fú · HSK 5

down-filled garment

🧥 羽绒服 = feather + down + clothing (a down jacket)

羽 means feather, 绒 means fine down or fluff, and 服 means clothing or garment. Together they name the puffy jacket stuffed with duck or goose down that keeps you warm in winter.

服 — 月 (moon/flesh) + 𠬝 (kneeling figure with hand)
Originally depicted a hand subduing a kneeling person beside a boat (later simplified to 月), suggesting submission or service. The meaning extended from 'submit/serve' to 'clothing' (what one wears in service) and 'to take' as in medicine. The phonetic role of 𠬝 helps fix the reading fú.

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