kù
绔
trousers; used in 纨绔
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
trousers; pants (archaic variant of 裤)
archaicThis is an archaic variant of 裤 (trousers) that survives almost exclusively in the compound word 纨绔 (wánkù), referring to silk trousers and by extension to profligate sons of the rich. The character is no longer used in modern standard Chinese outside of this specific lexical context.
“
Kù絝
”
shì是
“
kù裤
”
de的
yì异
tǐ体
zì字
，
cháng常
jiàn见
yú于
“
wán纨
kù绔
”
yī一
cí词
zhōng中
。
"絝" is a variant character of "裤", commonly seen in the word "纨绔".
Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
shì是
gè个
wán纨
kù绔
zǐ子
dì弟
，
bù不
wù务
zhèng正
yè业
。
He has been a playboy since childhood, neglecting his proper duties.
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Gǔ古
dài代
fù富
guì贵
rén人
jiā家
de的
zǐ子
dì弟
cháng常
chuān穿
xì细
juàn绢
zhì制
chéng成
de的
kù絝
，
yīn因
cǐ此
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
wán纨
kù绔
zǐ子
dì弟
。
In ancient times, the sons of wealthy families often wore trousers made of fine silk, hence they were called "纨绔子弟" (playboys).