裤 (kù) — variant of 褲|裤
Definition
裤 (kù) is a bound form meaning 'pants' — it almost always appears with a suffix like 子 (裤子) or a measure + classifier (一条裤子), never alone.
bound form
variant of 褲|裤
Examples
- ？Zhè tiáo kù zi tài cháng le ma?Are these pants too long?
- 。Wǒ zuó tiān mǎi le yì tiáo xīn kù zi.I bought a new pair of pants yesterday.
- ，。Zhè tiáo kù zi shì mián de, chuān zhuó hěn shū fu.These pants are cotton, they're very comfortable to wear.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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.
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.
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