裤

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underpants; trousers; pants

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

衤 meaning “clothes” + 库 sound ( kù )

Components 衤库

trousers · Heisig RSH #559

cloak + 库 warehouse

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
三角裤	sān jiǎo kù	briefs; panties
安全裤	ān quán kù	safety shorts (worn under a skirt or dress to prevent accidental exposure)
连体裤	lián tǐ kù	jumpsuit
穿一条裤子	chuān yī tiáo kù zi	(of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together; to be like family; to shar…
工装裤	gōng zhuāng kù	overalls (clothing); coveralls
四角裤	sì jiǎo kù	boxer shorts
卫生裤	wèi shēng kù	period underwear; menstrual underwear; (Tw) long johns
打底裤	dǎ dǐ kù	leggings
裤子	kù zi	trousers; pants; CL:條\|条[tiao2]
内衣裤	nèi yī kù	underwear
裤头	kù tóu	(dialect) underpants; (swimming) trunks
丁字裤	dīng zì kù	thong (underwear)
背带裤	bēi dài kù	overalls; dungarees
西裤	xī kù	dress trousers; suit trousers
长裤	cháng kù	trousers
裤口	kù kǒu	trouser leg opening
裤管	kù guǎn	trouser leg
单裤	dān kù	unlined trousers; summer trousers
皮裤	pí kù	leather pants
内裤	nèi kù	underpants; panties; briefs