裤腰
kù​yāo

waistband

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
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腰 yāo waist

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 要 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

要
要 Sound component
yào, yāo want

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'jiewʔew waist

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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

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

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang