绸 (chóu): (light) silk, CL:匹
绸 (chóu) is a Chinese character meaning “(light) silk.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 周 (phonetic). It ranks #2515 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 绸 silk. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- (light) silk
- CL:匹
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丝绸noun | sī chóu | silk (cloth) |
| 未雨绸缪phrase | wèi yǔ chóu móu | lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) |
| 绸缎noun | chóu duàn | satin |
| 塔夫绸noun | tǎ fū chóu | taffeta |
| 绸子noun | chóu zi | silk fabric |
| 丝绸之路proper-noun | sī chóu zhī lù | the Silk Road |
| 丝绸织物 | sī chóu zhī wù | silk fabric |
| 丝绸古路 | sī chóu gǔ lù | the ancient Silk Road |
| 府绸noun | fǔ chóu | poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts) |
| 绫罗绸缎phrase | líng luó chóu duàn | (idiom) silk and satin |
| 薄绸 | báo chóu | light silk |
| 绸缪adjective | chóu móu | to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth |
| 绵绸 | mián chóu | rough-textured fabric of waste silk |
绸 appears in 13 compound words: 23 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 38 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 绸 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了绸字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le chóu zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "silk" in the dictionary.
屏幕会变,界面也不能刻舟求剑 操作系统本身,也在为更自由的屏幕形态未雨绸缪。
bǐng mù huì biàn , jiè miàn yě bù néng kè zhōu qiú jiàn cāo zuò xì tǒng běn shēn , yě zài wéi gēng zì yóu de bǐng mù xíng tài wèi yǔ chóu 缪 .
Screens are evolving, and user interfaces can’t cling to outdated models. Operating systems themselves are also preparing for more flexible screen formats.
南安市 南安市位于福建省泉州市,与台湾岛隔海相望,是“海上丝绸之路”的起点。
nán ān shì nán ān shì wèi yú fú jiàn shěng quán zhōu shì , yǔ tái wān dǎo gé hǎi xiāng wàng , shì hǎi shàng sī chóu zhī lù de qǐ diǎn .
Nan'an City: Nan'an City is located in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. It lies across the sea from Taiwan Island and is the starting point of the "Maritime Silk Road."
比赛前,赛马手们身着彩绸衣裤,一字排开。
bǐ sài qián , sài mǎ shǒu men shēn zhe cǎi chóu yī kù , yī zì pái kāi .
Before the race, the jockeys, dressed in colorful silk robes and pants, lined up in a row.
高昌和龟兹是丝绸之路上重要的交通枢纽,连通两地的咽喉要道便是银山道。
gāo chāng hé guī zī shì sī chóu zhī lù shàng chóng yāo de jiāo tōng shū niǔ , lián tōng liǎng dì de yān hóu yāo dào biàn shì yín shān dào .
Gaochang and Kucha were important transportation hubs along the Silk Road, and the Yinshan Road served as the vital artery connecting the two regions.
家长客“未雨绸缪”买连约盘供子女未来居住 较高位平2成
jiā cháng kè wèi yǔ chóu 缪 mǎi lián yuē pán gōng zǐ nǚ wèi lái jū zhù jiào gāo wèi píng 2 chéng
Homebuyers are "planning ahead" by purchasing off-plan properties for their children's future housing needs, with prices 20% below peak levels.
丝绸之路形成的初衷并非是贸易。
Sīchóuzhī Lù xíngchéng de chūzhōng bìngfēi shì màoyì.
The original purpose of the Silk Road was not for trade.
她穿着华丽的丝绸服饰。
Tā chuān zhe huálì de sīchóu fúshì.
She was dressed in rich silks.
丝绸是很珍贵的。
Sīchóu shì hěn zhēnguì de.
Silk is very precious.
这个小孩穿着一件丝绸织成的肚兜.
Zhège xiǎohái chuān zhe yī jiàn sīchóu zhī chéng de dùdōu.
The child is wearing a belly-slip made of silk.
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