Definitions

qún (noun) skirt

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character 裙 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic clothing radical 衤 on the left, indicating its connection to garments, and the phonetic component 君 on the right, providing its pronunciation. Historically, it referred broadly to a lower garment, skirt, or apron worn by both men and women as standard daily attire. As clothing styles evolved and men’s lower garments shifted to trousers, the character’s meaning gradually narrowed to denote skirts or dresses primarily worn by women, which remains its main sense today.

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Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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她喜欢穿子。

Tā xǐhuān chuān qúnzi.

She likes to wear skirts.

这条子很漂亮。

Zhè tiáo qúnzi hěn piàoliang.

This skirt is very pretty.

妈妈给我买新子。

Māmā gěi wǒ mǎi xīn qúnzi.

Mom bought me a new skirt.

今天她穿了红色子。

Jīntiān tā chuānle hóngsè qúnzi.

Today she wore a red skirt.

她的子比我的长。

Tā de qúnzi bǐ wǒ de cháng.

Her skirt is longer than mine.

因为天气热,她穿了短

Yīnwèi tiānqì rè, tā chuānle duǎnqún.

Because the weather is hot, she wore a short skirt.

在派对上,她的子吸引了大家。

Zài pàiduì shàng, tā de qúnzi xīyǐnle dàjiā.

At the party, her skirt attracted everyone.

尽管子价格昂贵,但她还是决定购买。

Jǐnguǎn qúnzi jiàgé ángguì, dàn tā háishì juédìng gòumǎi.

Even though the skirt is expensive, she still decided to buy it.