绳 (shéng): rope, CL:根
绳 (shéng) is a Chinese character meaning “rope.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 黾 (phonetic). It ranks #1956 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 绳 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- rope
- CL:根
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绳子noun | shéng zi | cord |
| 绳索noun | shéng suǒ | rope |
| 绳之以法phrase | shéng zhī yǐ fǎ | to punish according to the law |
| 跳绳noun | tiào shéng | to jump rope |
| 冲绳proper-noun | chōng shéng | Okinawa (prefecture and island group in Japan) |
| 缆绳noun | lǎn shéng | cable |
| 缰绳noun | jiāng shéng | reins |
| 绳梯noun | shéng tī | a rope ladder |
| 冲绳岛proper-noun | chōng shéng dǎo | Okinawa Island |
| 准绳noun | zhǔn shéng | yardstick |
| 头绳noun | tóu shéng | string to tie hair |
| 钢丝绳noun | gāng sī shéng | hawser |
| 井绳 | jǐng shéng | rope for drawing water from a well |
| 线绳noun | xiàn shéng | cotton rope |
| 进退中绳 | jìn tuì zhōng shéng | to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi) |
绳 appears in 38 compound words: 24 as the first character, 61 as the last, and 16 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 绳 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard; norms; criteria
compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard; norms; criteria
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard; norms; criteria
compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard; norms; criteria
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
Example Sentences
绳字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
shéng zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The character "绳" has different usages in different contexts.
... 李艳秋:为何蓝闹到现在“结果会像抖动红绳hold不住”
. . . lǐ yàn qiū : wéi hé lán nào dào xiàn zài jié guǒ huì xiàng dǒu dòng hóng shéng h o l d bù zhù
... Li Yanqiu: Why is the blue trouble so far, "the result will be like shaking the red rope and can't hold it"
新春走军营 | 风雪66载 红臂绳映照巡边路
xīn chūn zǒu jūn yíng fēng xuě 6 6 zài hóng bì shéng yìng zhào xún biān lù
New Year's walk to the barracks | 66 years of wind and snow, the red arm rope reflects the patrol road
...水“怪兽仓”两幼犬被困笼内 一狗断尾惹乌绳 区议员联络仓主无果报警求助
. . . shuǐ guài shòu cāng liǎng yòu quǎn bèi kùn lóng nèi yī gǒu duàn wěi rě wū shéng qū yì yuán lián lào cāng zhǔ wú guǒ bào jǐng qiú zhù
... Two puppies in the water "monster warehouse" were trapped in the cage, and a dog had a broken tail and provoked a black rope
9人吃2万 杨绣惠揭冲绳餐厅规定:被当盘子
9 rén chī 2 wàn yáng xiù huì jiē chōng shéng cān tīng guī dìng : bèi dāng pán zǐ
9 people eat 20,000 Yang Xiuhui revealed the rules of the Okinawan restaurant: being used as a plate
女演员表演突发意外,绳子卡住致其无法按计划动作,坚..
nǚ yǎn yuán biǎo yǎn tū fā yì wài , shéng zǐ kǎ zhù zhì qí wú fǎ àn jì huá dòng zuò , jiān . .
The actress had a sudden accident in her performance, and the rope got stuck and she couldn't move as planned.
坐飞机去冲绳要花多长时间？
Zuò fēijī qù Chōngshéng yào huā duō cháng shíjiān?
How long does it take to go to Okinawa by plane?
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
Yīzhāobèishéyǎo, shíniánpàjǐngshéng.
Once bitten, twice shy.
这条绳子能撑多久?
Zhè tiáo shéngzi néng chēng duōjiǔ?
How long will this rope hold?
那个溺水的男人抓紧了绳子。
Nàge nìshuǐ de nánrén zhuājǐn le shéngzi.
The drowning man grasped at the rope.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 纟 (thread) component
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