裤 (kù): pants
裤 (kù) is a Chinese character meaning “pants.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 衤 (semantic) and 库 (phonetic). It ranks #2054 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 裤 clothes. Its radical form 衤 (clothing) appears in many related characters such as 衣 (yī, clothing), 表 (biǎo, exterior surface), 装 (zhuāng, dress, install).
Definitions
- pants
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 裤
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 裤子noun | kù zi | variant of 褲子|裤子, trousers | 2 |
| 短裤noun | duǎn kù | short pants | 3 |
| 牛仔裤noun | niú zǎi kù | jeans | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 内裤 | nèi kù | underpants |
| 裤裆 | kù dāng | crotch of trousers |
| 长裤 | cháng kù | trousers |
| 裤衩 | kù chǎ | underpants |
| 衬裤 | chèn kù | underpants |
| 裤腿 | kù tuǐ | trouser leg |
| 灯笼裤 | dēng lóng kù | bloomers |
| 裤带 | kù dài | belt (in trousers) |
| 裤腰带 | kù yāo dài | waistband |
| 连裤袜 | lián kù wà | pantyhose |
| 裤兜 | kù dōu | pants pocket |
| 喇叭裤 | lǎ ba kù | flared trousers |
| 三角裤 | sān jiǎo kù | briefs |
| 开裆裤 | kāi dāng kù | open-crotch pants (for toddlers) |
| 裤管 | kù guǎn | trouser leg |
裤 appears in 61 compound words: 23 as the first character, 66 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 裤 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
这条裤子太长了，需要改短一点才能穿。
Zhè tiáo kùzi tài cháng le, xūyào gǎi duǎn yìdiǎn cáinéng chuān.
These pants are too long; they need to be shortened before wearing.
两个男生做下肢运动小腹变大是不是穿错裤子?视觉误差放大问题吗
liǎng gè nán shēng zuò xià zhī yùn dòng xiǎo fù biàn dà shì bù shì chuān cuò kù zǐ ? shì jué wù chā fàng dà wèn tí ma
Two guys are doing lower-body exercises, and their stomachs look bigger—is it because they’re wearing the wrong pants? Is this just an optical illusion?
男科怎么检查?是否需要脱裤子做外生殖器视诊和触诊
nán kē zěn má jiǎn chá ? shì fǒu xū yāo tuō kù zǐ zuò wài shēng zhí qì shì zhěn hé chù zhěn
How to check andrology? Whether it is necessary to take off the pants for external genital examination and palpation
台中色阿公手伸进7岁孙女内裤 媳妇惊睹直言“恶心”下场判3年半
tái zhōng sè ā gōng shǒu shēn jìn suì sūn nǚ nèi kù xí fù jīng dǔ zhí yán è xīn xià chǎng pàn nián bàn
Taichung's lustful grandfather reached into his 7-year-old granddaughter's underwear, and his daughter-in-law was shocked to see that he was "disgusting" and was sentenced to 3 and a half years
旅游网红教“饭店咖啡机洗内裤”炎上 IG回应了
lǚ yóu wǎng hóng jiào fàn diàn kā fēi jī xǐ nèi kù yán shàng huí yīng le
Travel Internet celebrities teach "hotel coffee machine washing underwear" on IG responded
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瑜 珈 kù shí dài bào hóng quán wǎng fēng wán rè gǒu cháng bāo zhēn zhū . . .
"Yoga Pants Era" became popular - the whole network played crazy "Hot Dog Sausage Bun X" Pearl...
中小企业要勒紧裤带才能存活。
Zhōngxiǎoqǐyè yào lēijǐnkùdài cáinéng cúnhuó.
Small businesses will have to tighten their belts to survive.
我的牛仔裤破了一个洞。
Wǒ de niúzǎikù pò le yī gè dòng.
I got a hole in my jeans.
我不能忍受短衬裤。
Wǒ bù néng rěnshòu duǎn chènkù.
I can’t stand panties.
在西班牙，圣诞节要穿红内裤红内衣。
Zài Xībānyá, Shèngdànjié yào chuān hóng nèikù hóng nèiyī.
In Spain, they wear red boxers or knickers on Christmas.
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