裤管 (kù guǎn) — trouser leg; pant leg | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

trouser legpant leg

Measure word · 条

Examples

裤管。
Zhè tiáo kù zi de zuǒ kù guǎn tài cháng le.
The left trouser leg of these pants is too long.
裤管，。
Tā juǎn qǐ kù guǎn, zǒu jìn le shuǐ lǐ.
He rolled up his trouser legs and walked into the water.
裤管。
Nǐ de kù guǎn shàng zhān le hěn duō ní.
There is a lot of mud on your trouser legs.

Origin

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.

'裤' (pants) and '管' (tube) combine to mean the tube-like part of a trouser.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 褲; 裤 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothing

Sound part声符shēngfú

庫

庫kù褲

Same sound today

The traditional form 褲 pairs 衣 (clothing) with 庫 for its sound. The simplified 裤 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical pieces.

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

竹官管

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

官

官guān管guǎn

Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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