(qún): skirt

(qún) is a Chinese character meaning “skirt.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2353 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, clothes. Its radical form (clothing) appears in many related characters such as (, clothing), (biǎo, exterior surface), (zhuāng, dress, install).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. skirt

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticclothes

Decomposition: ⿰衤君 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
nounqún ziskirt3

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
wéi qúnapron
lián yī qúna one-piece dress
cháng qúnlong skirt
mí nǐ qúnminiskirt
chāo duǎn qúnminiskirt
qún dài guān xi(idiom) favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative
chèn qúnpetticoat
tào qúna woman's suit (including a skirt)
qún kùculottes
bǎi zhě qúnpleated skirt
qún dàiwaistband of a skirt
yī qúnfemale clothing
qún dài zī běn zhǔ yìcrony capitalism
yī bù qúnpencil skirt
qún dài qīnrelatives of the wife (slightly pejorative)
31
Total compounds
39
As first character
61
As last character
0
As middle character

appears in 31 compound words: 39 as the first character, 61 as the last, and 0 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

piāo
0.510546 co-occurrences
tiáo
0.50731 co-occurrences
0.5004,433 co-occurrences
shān
0.481540 co-occurrences
bǎi
0.480779 co-occurrences
0.477300 co-occurrences
穿chuān
0.4733,412 co-occurrences
chèn
0.472294 co-occurrences
xiān
0.431282 co-occurrences
duǎn
0.4302,931 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

qúndài guānxìHSK 3+

cronyism; nepotism

noun

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这条子很适合正式场合,颜色也很典雅。

Zhè tiáo qúnzi hěn shìhé zhèngshì chǎnghé, yánsè yě hěn diǎnyǎ.

This skirt is very suitable for formal occasions, and the color is also elegant.

Hk01.comFeb 2026

鲗鱼涌站偷拍底案|目击者Threads发文举报 警两...

鲗 yú chōng zhàn tōu pāi qún de àn mù jī zhě T h r e a d s fā wén jǔ bào jǐng liǎng . . .

Quarry Bay Station secretly photographed the upskirt case|Witness Threads posted a report on the police two...

Hk01.comFeb 2026

黄婉恩重回单身后衣着更大胆 穿吊带薄纱海边大晒凹凸有致身材

huáng wǎn ēn chóng huí dān shēn hòu yī zhe gēng dà dǎn chuān diào dài báo shā qún hǎi biān dà shài āo tū yǒu zhì shēn cái

After Huang Wanen returned to being single, she dressed more boldly, wearing a suspender tulle skirt, and a sunny figure on the beach

Hk01.comFeb 2026

校服的擺劇情|最新追劇日曆/播出時間+演員角色...

jiào fú de qún 擺 劇 qíng zuì xīn zhuī 劇 rì 曆 bō chū 時 間 yǎn 員 jiǎo sè . . .

The skirt plot of the school uniform|The latest drama calendar/broadcast time + actor roles...

EttodayFeb 2026

日扭蛋店社長偷拍女客底 手機藏2千部影片辯「壓力大忍不住」

rì niǔ dàn diàn shè 長 tōu pāi nǚ kè qún de shǒu 機 zàng qiān bù yǐng piàn 辯 壓 lì dà rěn bù zhù

[Translation pending - quota exceeded]

EttodayFeb 2026

女搭捷運「大腿被蹭10秒」 低頭見癡漢露...

duǎn qún nǚ dā jié 運 dà tuǐ bèi cèng miǎo dī 頭 見 癡 漢 lù . . .

Woman in Short Skirt Takes MRT, "Thigh Rubbed for 10 Seconds" — Looks Down to See Pervert Exposed...

Tatoeba

妳干嘛不穿件连衣呢?

Nǐ gànmá bù chuān jiàn liányīqún ne?

Why don't you wear a dress?

Tatoeba

这顶红帽子很衬她的子。

Zhè dǐng hóng màozi hěn chèn tā de qúnzi.

The red hat goes well with her dress.

Tatoeba

我用丝线缝了这条子。

Wǒ yòng sīxiàn féng le zhè tiáo qúnzi.

I sewed the dress with silk thread.

Tatoeba

她的子是用粗糙的羊毛造的。

Tā de qúnzi shì yòng cūcāo de yángmáo zào de.

Her dress was made of coarse wool.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced qún

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 裙 (qún) mean in Chinese?
裙 (qún) primarily means "skirt." It is classified as HSK Level 3, making it a beginner-level character. It ranks #2353 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 裙 and 窘?
裙 (qún) and 窘 (jiǒng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 衤 vs 穴 (same 君 component).
How many strokes does 裙 have?
裙 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 裙?
The radical associated with 裙 is 衤 (clothing). This radical appears in many characters related to clothing.
What are the components of 裙?
裙 is composed of: 衤 (semantic), 君 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰衤君 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 裙?
Common words with 裙 include: 裙子 (qún zi, "skirt"); 围裙 (wéi qún, "apron"); 连衣裙 (lián yī qún, "a one-piece dress"); 长裙 (cháng qún, "long skirt"); 迷你裙 (mí nǐ qún, "miniskirt"). There are over 31 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 裙 (qún)?
Several characters share the pronunciation qún: 群 (group). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 裙 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 裙 and the traditional form is 帬.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.