TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
褲
褲 ＝ 衤 ＋ 庫
ㄎㄨˋ · kù
noun — trousers, pants
字源 FORM — what the parts do
衤義clothing
Clothing (衤) on the left, 庫 kù lending its sound straight on the right. Together they name the garment that sheathes the legs: 褲子、短褲.
意 · Meanings
(本義)褲子— trousers, pants常用
→短褲、內褲— shorts; underpants
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension