裙装 (qún zhuāng) — (woman's) skirt; dress (one-piece garment)

Definition

Refers to a skirt or a one-piece dress as a garment category. Often paired with 裤装 (trousers) when contrasting women's clothing types.

noun

(woman's) skirtdress (one-piece garment)

Measure word · 套

裙装。
Tā jīn tiān chuān le yí jiàn hēi sè de qún zhuāng.
She is wearing a black skirt today.
裙装。
Zhè jiā diàn de qún zhuāng shè jì hěn yǒu tè sè.
This store's dress designs are very distinctive.
裙装。
Xià tiān chuān qún zhuāng bǐ jiào liáng kuai.
It's more comfortable to wear a skirt in summer.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

“裙” is skirt and “装” is outfit, making a skirt outfit.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

衤君裙

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衤Written in full as衣yīclothing

Sound part声符shēngfú

君

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

裙 pairs 衤, a narrow form of 衣 meaning clothing, with 君, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

壯衣裝

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

壯

壯zhuàng裝zhuāng

Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.