裙裤 (qún kù) — culottes (women's wide-leg shorts that resemble…

Definition

noun

culottes (women's wide-leg shorts that resemble a skirt)

Measure word · 条

裙裤。
Tā jīn tiān chuān le yì tiáo qún kù.
She wore a pair of culottes today.
裙裤。
Zhè tiáo qún kù jì fāng biàn yòu shí shàng.
This pair of culottes is both convenient and fashionable.
裙裤。
Xià tiān chuān qún kù hěn liáng kuai.
Wearing culottes in summer is very cool.

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

裙 means skirt and 裤 means trousers; together they name trousers cut to look like a skirt.

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.

衤君裙

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衤Written in full as衣yīclothing

Sound part声符shēngfú

君

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

裙 pairs 衤, a narrow form of 衣 meaning clothing, with 君, which gives the 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.