Similar Kanji, 衣脚 edition

哀 喪 衷 畏 next to each other in a grid Four Chinese characters that I regularly confuse have a 衣 radical at the bottom (ja: したごろも). The radical 衣 on its own signifies something related to clothing. The four characters have nothing to do with clothing, though. Here are the characters and some Japanese example sentences: 哀: 哀れなやつだ - what a poor fellow!1 喪: 資格を喪失した - someone lost their qualification2 衷: 両者の意見を折衷する - compromise between two opinions3 畏: はい、畏まりました ｰ Yes, I understood [your order]4 Researching example sentences and looking at where exactly Chinese characters differ helps memorize. I've attached this picture to my Anki card for 哀れ too, in case I forget it during my reviews. Anki card for the character 哀 Open in new tab (full image size 103 KiB) 「哀れな」の例文・使い方・用例・文例 on www.weblio.jp ↩ そう‐しつ〔サウ‐〕【喪失】 on www.weblio.jp ↩ せっ‐ちゅう【折衷／折中】 on www.weblio.jp ↩ かしこま・る【▽畏まる】 on www.weblio.jp ↩