睡裤 (shuì kù) — pajama bottoms, sleep pants | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pajama bottomssleep pants

Measure word · 条

Examples

睡裤。
Zhè tiáo shuì kù shì wǒ qù nián mǎi de.
These pajama bottoms are ones I bought last year.
，睡裤。
Tiān qì lěng le, gāi chuān cháng shuì kù shuì jiào le.
It's getting cold; it's time to wear long pajama bottoms to sleep.
睡裤。
Tā bǎ shuì kù fàng zài xǐ yī jī lǐ le.
He put the pajama bottoms in the washing machine.

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kùtrousers

The sleep and trousers senses combine to mean pants worn for sleeping.

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.

目垂睡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

目目mùeye

Sound part声符shēngfú

垂

垂chuí睡shuì

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

睡 combines 目, an eye, with 垂, which gives its 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 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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