kù​chǎ

underpants

trousers Simplified

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
clothes

is a component form of .

Sound component
armory

Sources

Character origin
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Readings & variants
Unicode

chǎ, chà the open seam of a garment which allows freedom of movement

Components

Meaning component
clothes

clothes

Sound component
chā, chá, chǎ fork, prong

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰraːls
sʰreːls

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

trousers Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
clothes

is a component form of .

Sound component
armory

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰʷaːs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang