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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)

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

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Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,634

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