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裙

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(bound form) skirt

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HSK 3.0
Level 3
Old HSK
Level 3
Strokes
12
Radical
衣 +7
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
裙
Common rank
#1,735
Unicode
U+88D9

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Formation & memory

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How 裙 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

衤 meaning “clothes” + 君 sound ( jūn )

Components 衤 君

How to remember it

skirt · Heisig RSH #960

衣 clothing + 君 monarch

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 裙

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
裙带资本主义 qún dài zī běn zhǔ yì crony capitalism
裙带关系 qún dài guān xi (idiom) favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other fema…
裙带风 qún dài fēng the practice of favoring sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female …
一步裙 yī bù qún pencil skirt
裙带菜 qún dài cài wakame (Undaria pinnatifida), an edible seaweed
裙带官 qún dài guān official who gained his position through the influence of a female relative
连衣裙 lián yī qún a one-piece dress
裙带亲 qún dài qīn relatives of the wife (slightly pejorative)
裙子 qún zi skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2]
防毒围裙 fáng dú wéi qún protective apron
草裙舞 cǎo qún wǔ hula
长裙 cháng qún long skirt; full-length skirt
超短裙 chāo duǎn qún miniskirt
草裙 cǎo qún grass skirt
裙带 qún dài waistband of a skirt; (fig.) related to the wife or another female family member
裙边 qún biān the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
衣裙 yī qún female clothing
齐B小短裙 qí B xiǎo duǎn qún (slang) micro-miniskirt
套裙 tào qún a woman's suit (including a skirt)
折裙 zhé qún pleated skirt

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 君 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
君 sound part jūn sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
群 qún group, crowd; multitude, mob
郡 jùn county, region, administrative division
窘 jiǒng distressed; embarrassed; hard-pressed
捃 jùn to gather, to sort