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Keyword
rope
  • string
  • cord
  • to control
Frequency
#2174
Strokes
11
Readings
shéng
Mnemonic
纟 (thread) gives the meaning and 黾 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
绳子shéngzi
cord; string; rope
冲绳Chōngshéng
Okinawa (prefecture and island group in Japan)
绳之以法shéngzhīyǐfǎ
to punish according to the law; to bring to justice
跳绳tiàoshéng
to jump rope; to skip; a skipping rope; a jump rope
准绳zhǔnshéng
yardstick; fig. criterion; ground rule
缆绳lǎnshéng
cable; hawser; mooring rope
钢丝绳gāngsīshéng
hawser; steel rope
细绳xìshéng
string; twine; cord
绳梯shéngtī
a rope ladder
绳套shéngtào
noose; harness
线绳xiànshéng
cotton rope; cord
拧成一股绳níngchéngyīgǔshéng
to twist (strands) together to form a rope; (fig.) to unite; to work together
绳文shéngwén
Jyōmon period of Japanese prehistory, with rope pattern pottery
绳墨shéngmò
lit. carpenter's straight line marker; same as 墨斗; fig. rules; rules and regulations
走绳zǒushéng
tightrope walking
头绳tóushéng
string to tie hair