绸

chóu

ch+óu·2nd tone

(light) silk · CL:匹 pǐ

Radical: 纟 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

红经线结约纳纸细维统级组

Same radical

红经线结约纳纸细维统级组练纪纤

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Character Decomposition

绸=纟+周

Etymology

silk

Meanings

(light) silk

CL:匹 pǐ

chóu

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Words with 绸 26 total

poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts)府绸fǔ chóu rough-textured fabric of waste silk绵绸mián chóu silk (cloth)丝绸sī chóu silk fabric · silk · CL:匹 pǐ绸子chóu zi satin · silk fabric绸缎chóu duàn to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth绸缪chóu móu light silk · silk chiffon薄绸báo chóu taffeta塔夫绸tǎ fū chóu (idiom) silk and satin绫罗绸缎líng luó chóu duàn the Silk Road丝绸之路Sī chóu zhī Lù lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to plan ahead · to prepare for a rainy day未雨绸缪wèi yǔ chóu móu the ancient Silk Road丝绸古路Sī chóu Gǔ lù

Idioms with 绸 5 total Chain

(idiom) silk and satin绫罗绸缎líng luó chóu duàn lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to plan ahead · to prepare for a rainy day未雨绸缪wèi yǔ chóu móu