Chinese Word: 绸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

绸 (Trad.: 綢)HSK 5

Pinyin: chóu

English Definition: (light) silk; Classifiers: 匹

Chinese Definition:
①一种薄而软的丝织品：绸子。纺绸。绸缎。
②束缚，缠绕：绸缪(a。缠绕捆缚，如“迨天之未阴雨，彻波桑土，绸绸牖户”，意思是没下雨之前，就要把门窗捆绑牢固，后遂用“未雨绸缪”喻事前做好准备工作；b。缠绵，如“情意绸绸”)。
③古同“稠”，致密。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic:周 indicates the sound; 纟 (silk) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 纟 [ sī ] silk; thread
- 周 [ zhōu ] Zhou dynasty; circumference

Similar Characters: 凋调雕稠碉

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丝绸之路HSK 5	sī chóu zhī lù	the Silk Road
丝绸HSK 5	sī chóu	silk cloth; silk
绸缎	chóu duàn	satin; silk fabric
未雨绸缪	wèi yǔ chóu móu	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
绸缪	chóu móu	to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth

1		zhōng guó 中国 sī chóu 丝绸 chàng xiāo 畅销 hǎi wài 海外。 Chinese silk is sold all over the world.
2		zhè 这 bǎ 把 jiǎn zi 剪子 hěn 很 fāng biàn 方便， kě yǐ 可以 jiǎn 剪 chóu duàn 绸缎 hé 和 zhǐ zhāng 纸张。 This pair of scissors is very convenient for cutting silk and paper.
3		gǔ dài 古代 zhōng guó 中国 de 的 wén huà 文化 yí chǎn 遗产 fēi cháng 非常 fēng fù 丰富， bāo kuò 包括 sī chóu 丝绸、 cí qì 瓷器、 shū fǎ 书法 děng 等。 Ancient China had rich cultural heritage, including silk, porcelain, calligraphy, etc.