棉裤 (mián kù) — cotton-padded pants | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cotton-padded pants

Measure word · 条

Examples

棉裤。
Dōng tiān wǒ chuān yì tiáo mián kù.
In winter I wear a pair of cotton-padded pants.
棉裤。
Zhè tiáo mián kù hěn nuǎn huo.
This pair of cotton-padded pants is very warm.
棉裤。
Wǒ mǎi le yì tiáo xīn mián kù.
I bought a new pair of cotton-padded pants.

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.

“棉” gives cotton and “裤” pants: cotton-padded pants.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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.

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