Character

裤

kù HSK 2

裤 kù HSK 2

1. trousers; pants worn below the waist with two legs

Words using 裤 as kù (3)

1 裤子 kù zi — pants HSK 2
- 裤 pants, trousers (main semantic component)
- 子 noun suffix (no specific meaning, completes the noun)
Example

我买了一条新裤子。

wǒ mǎi le yī tiáo xīn kù zi

I bought a new pair of pants.
2 短裤 duǎn kù — shorts HSK 3
- 短 short (in length)
- 裤 pants, trousers
Example

夏天我喜欢穿短裤。

xià tiān wǒ xǐ huan chuān duǎn kù

In summer I like to wear shorts.
3 牛仔裤 niú zǎi kù — jeans HSK 5
- 牛 cow/cattle (referring to durable denim material)
- 仔 boy/worker (cowboy, referring to Western workwear origin)
- 裤 pants/trousers (the garment type)
Example

我买了一条新牛仔裤。

wǒ mǎi le yì tiáo xīn niú zǎi kù

I bought a new pair of jeans.

Structure & writing

裤 kù — trousers; pants worn below the waist with two legs

裤 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 衤 yī — clothing/garment radical

衤 is a component in 13 characters

HSK 2

裤 kù trousers; pants worn below the waist with two legs

HSK 3

初 chū beginning; initial 衫 shān upper garment, unlined jacket 衬 chèn to line with a layer underneath or inside 被 bèi a surname 裙 qún skirt (–子, –儿)

HSK 4

袜 wà sock; stocking (garment worn on the foot, not directly touching the ground)

HSK 5

补 bǔ to mend or repair something damaged

HSK 6

袖 xiù sleeve (of a garment) 裕 yù abundant, ample

HSK 7

袍 páo long robe; gown 袱 fu cloth used for wrapping or covering 裸 luǒ to be naked, bare (the body)

2 库 kù — storehouse; warehouse; storage facility

库 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 2

裤 kù trousers; pants worn below the waist with two legs

Stroke order