How to write 裤 (kù, “pants”)
裤 (kù), an HSK 2 character, means “pants”, “underpants” and “trousers”. It is HSK 2 in the 2025 syllabus, down from level 3 in the 2021 standard. The traditional form is 褲, 15 strokes instead of 12. Among the HSK words it appears in 裤子 (“trousers”), 短裤 (“short pants”) and 牛仔裤 (“jeans”). Japanese keeps the traditional 褲, read ko (“trousers”).
- Pinyin
- kù
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK
- 2
- Radical
- 衤 (“clothing”)
- Traditional
- 褲
Stroke by stroke
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As a left-right character it splits into 衤 (“clothing”, the radical), strokes 1–5; 库 (“warehouse”), strokes 6–12, written the left part first.
- top leftdown and right
- leftrightwards → down and left
- leftdownwards
- leftdown and right → down and left
- leftdown and right
- topdown and right
- toprightwards
- topdownwards
- centerrightwards
- topdownwards → rightwards
- bottomrightwards
- rightdownwards
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 裤 · 12 strokes
- Traditional
- 褲 · 15 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| kù fourth tone | pants; underpants; trousers | 褲 | 裤子 短裤 牛仔裤 热裤 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 2
- 2021 standard
- level 3
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 3 word
- Words with it
- 60 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 裤
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裤子 褲子 | kùzi | trousers; pants HSK 2 |
| 短裤 短褲 | duǎnkù | short pants; shorts HSK 3 |
| 牛仔裤 牛仔褲 | niúzǎikù | jeans HSK 5 |
| 热裤 熱褲 | rèkù | hot pants |
| 裤口 褲口 | kùkǒu | trouser leg opening |
| 西裤 西褲 | xīkù | dress trousers; suit trousers |
| 睡衣裤 睡衣褲 | shuìyīkù | pajamas |
| 泳裤 泳褲 | yǒngkù | swim trunks |
| 裤头 褲頭 | kùtóu | underpants; (swimming) trunks |
| 长裤 長褲 | chángkù | trousers |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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