绸 — Chinese character
绸
chóu
silk cloth, satin damask
- Pinyin
- chóu
- Radical
- 120 ⽷ (Silk)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 纟 周
- Formation
- pictophonetic — silk; meaning component 纟; sound component 周
- Traditional
- 綢
Common words with 绸
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丝绸 (絲綢) | sī chóu | silk (cloth) |
| 未雨绸缪 (未雨綢繆) | 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; to prepare for a rainy day |
| 绸缎 (綢緞) | chóu duàn | satin; silk fabric |
| 绸缪 (綢繆) | chóu móu | to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth |
| 绫罗绸缎 (綾羅綢緞) | líng luó chóu duàn | (idiom) silk and satin |
| 绸子 (綢子) | chóu zi | silk fabric; silk |
| 塔夫绸 (塔夫綢) | tǎ fū chóu | taffeta |
| 府绸 (府綢) | fǔ chóu | poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts) |
| 丝绸织物 (絲綢織物) | sī chóu zhī wù | silk fabric |
| 绵绸 (綿綢) | mián chóu | rough-textured fabric of waste silk |
| 薄绸 (薄綢) | báo chóu | light silk; silk chiffon |
English words written with 绸
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