卡其 (kǎ qí) — khaki (color or fabric, used attributively)

Definition

adjective

khaki (color or fabric, used attributively)

卡其。
Tā zuó tiān mǎi le yì tiáo kǎ qí kù zǐ.
He bought a pair of khaki pants yesterday.
卡其。
Zhè ge kǎ qí wài tào hěn shí yòng.
This khaki jacket is very practical.
卡其。
Wǒ gèng xǐ huan kǎ qí sè de bāo.
I prefer the khaki-colored bag.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

卡 is made from 上 (up) and 下 (down), with their horizontal lines fused, showing something squeezed between above and below.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The modern form 其 comes from an early drawing of a basket, with a stand added underneath.

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