短裤
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
短裤 (duǎnkù) · shorts
短裤 (duǎnkù) means “shorts”. It is written with 2 characters: 短 (short) + 裤 (pants). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 短裤 is built
The characters
短 duǎn · short
What 短 is made of
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 豆dòu — beans
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 矢 gives the meaning, 豆 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
裤 kù · pants
What 裤 is made of
- 衤yī — clothing
- 库kù — armory
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 十 — ten
- 广guǎng — broad
Origin hint: 衤 gives the meaning, 库 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
夏天我喜欢穿短裤。Xiàtiān wǒ xǐhuan chuān duǎnkù.I like to wear shorts in summer.
这条短裤多少钱？Zhè tiáo duǎnkù duōshao qián?How much are these shorts?
Questions about 短裤
What does 短裤 mean?
短裤 (duǎnkù) means “shorts”.
How do you pronounce 短裤?
短裤 is pronounced duǎnkù.
Which HSK level is 短裤?
短裤 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 短信duǎnxìntext message
- 短处duǎnchùweakness
- 短期duǎnqīshort-term
- 缩短suōduǎnto shorten
- 短促duǎncùshort
- 短duǎnshort
- 裤子kùzitrousers
- 牛仔裤niúzǎikùjeans
Learn 短裤 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 64: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.