裤

褲
kù
noun #3,639

Measure Word

一条裤子 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 trousers; pants

Examples

HSK 2
Zhè tiáo kùzi tài cháng le.
These pants are too long.
HSK 3
Xiàtiān chuān duǎnkù hěn shūfu.
Wearing shorts in summer is comfortable.
HSK 4
Tā chuān le yì tiáo niúzǎikù.
He's wearing a pair of jeans.

Tips

usage
裤 usually appears as 裤子 (pants). Related words: 短裤 (shorts), 牛仔裤 (jeans), 内裤 (underwear), 西裤 (dress pants). Measure word is 条.

Components

radical
衤 yī
clothing (left-side radical)
Five-stroke clothing radical on the left - the side-form of 衣 (a robe with collar and dangling sleeves). Indexes 裤 in the garment family alongside 衫 shirt, 袖 sleeve, 裙 skirt, 袜 sock. The radical pins the meaning to wearable cloth - exactly what trousers are.
phonetic
库 kù
warehouse; storehouse
Right side 库 supplies the sound (kù, exact match). 库 itself pictures a sheltered space 广 housing a vehicle 车 - a garage or storage shed. In 裤 it adds a faint flavour of 'an enclosed compartment' that suits a piece of clothing wrapping around the legs. Same phonetic also in 喾 a legendary ruler.

Stroke Order

裤 kù