Keyword
silk
- silk cloth
- satin damask
- Frequency
- #2758
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
chóu
Mnemonic
纟 (silk) gives the meaning and 周 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
丝绸
silk (cloth)
丝绸之路
Silk Road
未雨绸缪
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
绸缎
satin; silk fabric
绸
(light) silk
绸缪
to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth
绫罗绸缎
(idiom) silk and satin
绸子
silk fabric; silk
塔夫绸
taffeta
府绸
poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts)