裤子
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裤子 (kùzi) · trousers
裤子 (kùzi) means “trousers; pants”. It is written with 2 characters: 裤 (pants) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 裤子 is built
The characters
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)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这条裤子有点儿长。Zhè tiáo kùzi yǒudiǎnr cháng.These trousers are a bit long.
你的黑裤子在哪儿买的？Nǐ de hēi kùzi zài nǎr mǎi de?Where did you buy your black trousers?
Questions about 裤子
What does 裤子 mean?
裤子 (kùzi) means “trousers; pants”.
How do you pronounce 裤子?
裤子 is pronounced kùzi.
Which HSK level is 裤子?
裤子 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 短裤duǎnkùshorts
- 牛仔裤niúzǎikùjeans
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 个子gèziheight
Learn 裤子 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.