袴 (kù) — (archaic variant of 裤) trousers, pants
Definition
袴 (kù) is the classical/literary word for 'trousers' — you will only see it in ancient texts, museum artifacts, or formal historical writing. Modern Chinese uses 裤 instead.
noun
(archaic variant of 裤) trouserspants
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 袴。Tā zài bó wù guǎn kàn dào yì tiáo gǔ dài de kù.He saw an ancient pair of trousers in the museum.
- 袴。Zhè tiáo chū tǔ de kù yán sè hěn xiān yàn.This unearthed pair of trousers is very brightly colored.
- 袴。Gǔ dài rén chuān de kù hé xiàn dài bù yí yàng.The trousers ancient people wore are not the same as modern ones.
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.
袴 has 衤, a form of 衣 meaning cloth, next to 夸, used for its sound; it names a kind of clothing.
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