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The character for trousers, "裤", derives from its traditional form "褲", which is structurally composed of the clothing radical "衤" and the phonetic component "庫", the latter meaning warehouse and implying an encasement similar to how legs are covered by the garment. This construction reflects the historical development of trousers as a distinct item of clothing, with the character's meaning consistently referring to pants since its adoption. The simplified form "裤" retains the radical while substituting the phonetic with "库", thus maintaining the original pronunciation and semantic focus on a leg-covering garment.
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我买了一条裤子。
这条裤子很便宜。
他喜欢穿牛仔裤。
我的裤子是蓝色的。
天气热时我穿短裤。
这条裤子比那条裤子长。
如果你洗裤子，请用冷水。
这条牛仔裤的设计非常时尚。