长裤 (cháng kù) — trousers, pants, slacks | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

trouserspantsslacks

Measure word · 条

Examples

长裤。
Wǒ mǎi le yì tiáo xīn cháng kù.
I bought a new pair of pants.
，长裤。
Jīn tiān tiān qì hěn lěng, nǐ yīng gāi chuān cháng kù.
It's very cold today; you should wear long pants.
长裤。
Zhè tiáo cháng kù de yán sè hěn shì hé nǐ.
The color of these pants suits you well.

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.

长 means long and 裤 means pants, so it denotes trousers.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 長; 长 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 長 pictures an old man with long hair. The simplified 长 is a later shorthand, so its strokes do not show that original picture.

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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