entries → 裙
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
裙 character · TOCFL 1 (est.)
裙 ＝ 衤 ＋ 君
ㄑㄩㄣˊ · qún
noun — skirt

字源 FORM — what the parts do

衤義clothes — cloth, a garment
君聲jūn — gives the sounda hand holding a baton 尹 over a mouth 口 — the one who commands, the lord
{j,q,x}Ijūn → qún — the j shifts to q
衤 the cloth, 君 the sound: the garment worn below the waist — the skirt. 君 jūn carries the sound, the j shifted to q. The old word was 下裳, the lower robe; today it is 裙子.
意 · Meanings
(本義)裙、下裳— the lower garment
→裙子— skirt常用
⇒圍裙— apron — a skirt tied on
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
君jūnthe phonetic, standing alone — the lord with baton and mouth; 裙 adds 衤 for the cloth褲＝ 衤 ＋ 庫kùthe partner garment — 褲 is trousers, 裙 the skirt; both wear 衤