Chinese symbol for “underpants”
内裤
nèi kù
Traditional: 內褲
underpants; panties; briefs
The closest CC-CEDICT match for underpants is 内裤 (nèi kù), defined as: underpants; panties; briefs.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “underpants”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裤 (褲) | kù | underpants; trousers |
| 裤衩 (褲衩) | kù chǎ | underpants |
| 底裤 (底褲) | dǐ kù | (coll.) underpants |
| 衬裤 (襯褲) | chèn kù | underpants |
| 裤头 (褲頭) | kù tóu | (dialect) underpants; (swimming) trunks |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 内裤.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 内容 (內容) | nèi róng | content; substance; details; 项 (xiàng) |
| 国内 (國內) | guó nèi | domestic; internal (to a country) |
| 内部 (內部) | nèi bù | interior; inside (part, section) |
| 境内 (境內) | jìng nèi | within the borders; internal (to a country, province, city etc) |
| 内地 (內地) | nèi dì | inland; interior |
| 内阁 (內閣) | nèi gé | (government) cabinet |
| 裤子 (褲子) | kù zi | trousers; pants; 条 (tiáo) |
| 牛仔裤 (牛仔褲) | niú zǎi kù | jeans; 条 (tiáo) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “underpants”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.