连裤袜 (lián kù wà) — panty hose; tights (one-piece hosiery covering the feet, legs, and waist)

Definition

noun
panty hosetights (one-piece hosiery covering the feet, legs, and waist)
Measure word · 双

Examples

  • 连裤袜。
    Tā mǎi le yì tiáo hēi sè de lián kù wà.
    She bought a pair of black pantyhose.
  • 连裤袜。
    Xià tiān chuān lián kù wà huì yǒu diǎn rè.
    Wearing pantyhose in summer can be a bit hot.
  • 连裤袜，。
    Zhè zhǒng lián kù wà de zhì liàng hěn hǎo, bù róng yì pò.
    This kind of pantyhose is of good quality; not easy to tear.

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.

连裤panties
连liánconnect裤kùpants
偏正Modifier + head
袜wàhosiery

连裤 means connected panties and 袜 means hosiery, giving the sense of one-piece tights.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 連; 连 is its simplified writing.

  • 辶辵chuòto walk
  • 車車jūchariot

The traditional form 連 joins 辶 (walk) and 車 (chariot) to show a man-drawn carriage; this note is about 連, not the simplified 连.

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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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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yī
Sound part声符shēngfú
末
末mò袜wà
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

袜 combines 衣, related to clothing, with 末, which provides the sound.

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