绒 (róng): velvet, woolen
绒 (róng) is a Chinese character meaning “velvet.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 戎 (phonetic). It ranks #2548 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 绒 silk. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lěi, to accumulate), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- velvet
- woolen
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 绒
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天鹅绒 | tiān é róng | velvet |
| 法兰绒 | fǎ lán róng | flannel (loanword) |
| 绒毛 | róng máo | fur |
| 丝绒 | sī róng | velvet |
| 灯芯绒 | dēng xīn róng | (textiles) corduroy |
| 绒布 | róng bù | flannel |
| 羽绒 | yǔ róng | down (soft feathers) |
| 绒线 | róng xiàn | wool |
| 绒球 | róng qiú | pompon |
| 鸭绒 | yā róng | duck down |
| 长毛绒 | cháng máo róng | (textiles) plush |
| 鹅绒 | é róng | goose down |
| 山羊绒 | shān yáng róng | cashmere |
| 毛绒玩具 | máo róng wán jù | plush toy |
| 绒毛性腺激素 | róng máo xìng xiàn jī sù | human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) |
绒 appears in 26 compound words: 27 as the first character, 54 as the last, and 19 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 绒 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
写好绒字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo róng zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "绒" correctly, you need to master the proper stroke order.
...pany 推出胖版 Pikachu 回归绒毛公仔
. . . p a n y tuī chū pàng bǎn P i k a c h u huí guī róng máo gōng zǐ
... pany launches a fat version of Pikachu back plush figures
日本小猕猴Panchi紧抓绒毛猩猩引热议 心理师分析:关键在依附关系
rì běn xiǎo 猕 hóu P a n c h i jǐn zhuā róng máo xīng xīng yǐn rè yì xīn lǐ shī fēn xī : guān jiàn zài yī fù guān xì
Japanese macaque Panchi grabbed the fluffy orangutan and sparked heated discussion Psychologist analysis: The key is in the attachment relationship
我不是一条真的鱼，我只是一个长毛绒玩具。
Wǒ bù shì yī tiáo zhēn de yú, wǒ zhǐshì yī gè cháng máoróngwánjù.
I'm not a real fish, I'm just a mere plushy.
那个玩具绒毛摸起来很柔软，让人感到舒适。
Nàge wánjù róngmáo mō qǐlai hěn róuruǎn, ràng rén gǎndào shūshì.
The plush fur of the toy felt so soft and somehow soothing.
Character Family
纟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the silk radical
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