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绸
chóu
silk cloth, satin damask
🔤 Pictophonetic:
纟 (silk) provides meaning, 周 provides pronunciation
Words Using 绸 (12)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
丝绸
sīchóu
silk cloth / silk
5
丝绸
sīchóu
silk cloth / silk
绸缪
chóumóu
to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth
绸缪
chóumóu
to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth
绸缎
chóuduàn
satin / silk fabric
绸缎
chóuduàn
satin / silk fabric
绸
chóu
(light) silk / CL:[[匹<pǐ>]]
绸
chóu
(light) silk / CL:[[匹<pǐ>]]
塔夫绸
tǎfūchóu
taffeta
塔夫绸
tǎfūchóu
taffeta
绵绸
miánchóu
rough-textured fabric of waste silk
绵绸
miánchóu
rough-textured fabric of waste silk
绸子
chóuzi
silk fabric / silk / CL:[[匹<pǐ>]]
绸子
chóuzi
silk fabric / silk / CL:[[匹<pǐ>]]
府绸
fǔchóu
poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts)
府绸
fǔchóu
poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts)
未雨绸缪
wèiyǔchóumóu
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs [[詩經|诗经]]); fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day
未雨绸缪
wèiyǔchóumóu
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs [[詩經|诗经]]); fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day
丝绸之路
SīchóuzhīLù
the Silk Road
丝绸之路
SīchóuzhīLù
the Silk Road
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰纟周
i
Component Tree i
zhōu
周
Zhou dynasty; circumference
💡 Ideographic:
Border 冂 around land 土 with a well 口
8 strokes
HSK 3