裤裆
kù​dāng

crotch

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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裆 dāng crotch or seat of pants Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 当 represents the sound. Simplified form of 襠.

Components

衤
衤 Meaning component
yī clothes

衤 is a component form of 衣.

当
当 Sound component
dāng, dàng, dang to match

Sources

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

襠 crotch or seat of pants Traditional

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

Components

衤
衤 Meaning component
yī clothes

衤 is a component form of 衣.

當
當 Sound component
dāng, dàng, dang to match

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtaːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica