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The character "裆" is a semantic-phonetic compound formed from the clothing radical "衤" and the phonetic component "当", with its traditional form written as "襠" using the phonetic "當". This character specifically denotes the crotch or inseam of trousers, a meaning directly associated with its radical indicating a garment-related term. Its etymology reflects the standard process of creating Chinese characters for concrete nouns, where the radical provides semantic category and the phonetic suggests pronunciation, and the character has been used consistently in this specialized context since its inception.
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他的裤裆很宽。
骑车时裤裆容易磨破。
这条裤子的裆部太紧了。
因为裤裆太短，他走路不舒服。
他小心地拉了拉裤裆。
如果裤裆不合适，你会感到很难受。
这件运动裤的裆部设计比那条更好。
在修改裤子时，裁缝特别注意了裆部的线条。