裤

袴/褲

kù

库 + 衤

Definitions

kù (noun) pants; trousers

Etymology

Simplified form of 褲. Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 庫 represents the sound.

Semantic: 衤 Phonetic: 库

About

裤 is the simplified form of the traditional character 褲. It is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 衤 (a variant of 衣, 'clothing') on the left marks the character's meaning as belonging to garments or textiles, while the right-side component 库 (from 庫, meaning 'storehouse') serves as a phonetic indicator. The character solely means trousers or pants, any bifurcated garment covering the legs and lower body, from traditional loose legwear to modern jeans, shorts, and formal trousers. The phonetic element 库 contributes no semantic content, indicating only the pronunciation.

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我买了一条裤子。

Wǒ mǎi le yī tiáo kùzi.

I bought a pair of pants.

这条裤子很便宜。

Zhè tiáo kùzi hěn piányi.

This pair of pants is very cheap.

他喜欢穿牛仔裤。

Tā xǐhuān chuān niúzǎikù.

He likes to wear jeans.

我的裤子是蓝色的。

Wǒ de kùzi shì lán sè de.

My pants are blue.

天气热时我穿短裤。

Tiānqì rè shí wǒ chuān duǎnkù.

When the weather is hot, I wear shorts.

这条裤子比那条裤子长。

Zhè tiáo kùzi bǐ nà tiáo kùzi cháng.

This pair of pants is longer than that pair of pants.

如果你洗裤子，请用冷水。

Rúguǒ nǐ xǐ kùzi, qǐng yòng lěngshuǐ.

If you wash the pants, please use cold water.

这条牛仔裤的设计非常时尚。

Zhè tiáo niúzǎikù de shèjì fēicháng shíshàng.

The design of these jeans is very fashionable.

Related Characters

Component: 库

裤