被 (bèi)

quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to i

HSK 3.1 level 3
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Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 皮 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“被，衣，長一身有半。从衣，皮聲。”

Components

衤 (meaning) — 衤 is a component form of 衣.
皮 (sound)