| 1 | 丝绸 | 絲綢 | sī chóu | si1 chou2 | silk cloth; silk | | |
| 2 | 绸 | 綢 | chóu | chou2 | (light) silk; Classifiers: 匹 | | |
| 3 | 未雨绸缪 | 未雨綢繆 | wèi yǔ chóu móu | wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2 | lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 诗经 ); fig. to plan ahead; to prepare for a rainy day | | |
| 4 | 薄绸 | 薄綢 | báo chóu | bao2 chou2 | light silk; silk chiffon | | |
| 5 | 塔夫绸 | 塔夫綢 | tǎ fū chóu | ta3 fu1 chou2 | taffeta | | |
| 6 | 丝绸织物 | 絲綢織物 | sī chóu zhī wù | si1 chou2 zhi1 wu4 | silk fabric | | |
| 7 | 丝绸之路 | 絲綢之路 | sī chóu zhī lù | Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4 | the Silk Road | | |
| 8 | 丝绸锦缎 | 絲綢錦緞 | sī chóu jǐn duàn | si1 chou2 jin3 duan4 | silks and brocades (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 丝绸古路 | 絲綢古路 | sī chóu gǔ lù | Si1 chou2 Gu3 lu4 | the ancient Silk Road; see also 丝绸之路 | | |
| 10 | 情意绸缪 | 情意綢繆 | qíng yì chóu móu | qing2 yi4 chou2 mou2 | to be head over heels in love (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 绵绸 | 綿綢 | mián chóu | mian2 chou2 | rough-textured fabric of waste silk | | |
| 12 | 绫罗绸缎 | 綾羅綢緞 | líng luó chóu duàn | ling2 luo2 chou2 duan4 | silks and satins (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 府绸 | 府綢 | fǔ chóu | fu3 chou2 | poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts) | | |
| 14 | 穿绸着缎 | 穿綢著緞 | chuān chóu zhuó duàn | chuan1 chou2 zhuo2 duan4 | to be dressed in silks and satins (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 绸子 | 綢子 | chóu zi | chou2 zi5 | silk fabric; silk; Classifiers: 匹 | | |
| 16 | 绸缪 | 綢繆 | chóu móu | chou2 mou2 | to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth | | |
| 17 | 绸缎 | 綢緞 | chóu duàn | chou2 duan4 | satin; silk fabric | | |