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绸
綢
chóu
1. (light) silk
2. CL:[[匹<pǐ>]]

Character Breakdown (Single character)

绸
chóu
silk cloth, satin damask
HSK 5 11 丶

Compound Words (11)

府绸
fǔchóu
poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts)
丝绸
sīchóu
silk cloth
HSK 5
绸子
chóuzi
silk fabric
绸缎
chóuduàn
satin
绸缪
chóumóu
to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth
绵绸
miánchóu
rough-textured fabric of waste silk
塔夫绸
tǎfūchóu
taffeta
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
丝绸之路
SīchóuzhīLù
the Silk Road
丝绸古路
SīchóuGǔlù
the ancient Silk Road
丝绸织物
sīchóuzhīwù
silk fabric

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Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,634

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