瑜伽裤
yú​jiā​kù

yoga pants

瑜 yú flawless gem or jewel

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound.

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
俞
俞 Sound component
yú, shù surname

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhanglo

說文解字

瑾瑜，美玉也。从玉俞聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

伽 jiā, qié, gā transcription of sanskrit 'gha' in buddhist texts ('samgha'

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 加 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

加
加 Sound component
jiā add

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡa
ɡal
Unicodeghia

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

裤 kù trousers Simplified

Simplified form of 褲. Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 庫 represents the sound.

Components

衤
衤 Meaning component
yī clothes

衤 is a component form of 衣.

库
库 Sound component
kù armory

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

褲 kù trousers Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 庫 represents the sound.

Components

衤
衤 Meaning component
yī clothes

衤 is a component form of 衣.

庫
庫 Sound component
kù armory

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰʷaːs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang