绸

chóu

(light) silk

CL:匹[pi3]

silk thread (纟) + sound chóu (周) = light silk fabric

The silk radical (纟) anchors the meaning in woven thread and fabric. 周 lends the sound chóu and does not carry a meaning here.

纟+周→绸
周All aroundPhonetic
纟Silk threadSemantic

她穿着一件红色的绸衣,看起来很漂亮。

tā chuān zhe yī jiàn hóng sè de chóu yī,kàn qǐ lái hěn piào liang。

She is wearing a red silk garment, and she looks very beautiful.

这块绸的质地很好,摸起来非常光滑。

zhè kuài chóu de zhì dì hěn hǎo,mō qǐ lái fēi cháng guāng huá。

This piece of silk is of very good quality; it feels extremely smooth to the touch.

Words with 绸

未雨绸缪

wèi yǔ chóu móu

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

sī chóu zhī lù

the Silk Road

丝绸

sī chóu

silk (cloth)

塔夫绸

tǎ fū chóu

taffeta

府绸

fǔ chóu

poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts)

丝绸古路

sī chóu gǔ lù

the ancient Silk Road

丝绸织物

sī chóu zhī wù

silk fabric

绸子

chóu zi

silk fabric

绸缪

chóu móu

to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth

绸缎

chóu duàn

satin

绫罗绸缎

líng luó chóu duàn

(idiom) silk and satin

绵绸

mián chóu

rough-textured fabric of waste silk

More characters with 纟

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