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The character "裙", meaning skirt, originates from the concept of a garment worn by a person of stature, as seen in its composition which combines the clothing radical "衣" with the phonetic and semantic component "君", meaning lord or ruler. This structure reflects its early association with a specific wrapped or draped lower garment that denoted a degree of social standing. Over centuries, the term’s application broadened considerably, shedding its exclusive connotations to become the general word for skirt, encompassing all varieties of such attire regardless of the wearer's status. The traditional form maintains this same construction, and while the core meaning solidified around a waist-down garment, its use also expanded in classical literature to poetically refer to the lower hem or outskirts of something, such as the foot of a hill.
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她喜欢穿裙子。
这条裙子很漂亮。
妈妈给我买新裙子。
今天她穿了红色裙子。
她的裙子比我的长。
因为天气热，她穿了短裙。
在派对上，她的裙子吸引了大家。
尽管裙子价格昂贵，但她还是决定购买。