Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 周 represents the sound.
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总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
綢
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
綢
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
綢
Regular
Modern
Chinese
绸 / 綢 [chóu]
(light) silk; CL:匹[pǐ]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
丝绸 [sīchóu] #10,015
silk cloth
未雨绸缪 [wèiyǔchóumóu] #24,320
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
丝绸之路 [SīchóuzhīLù] #19,150
the Silk Road
绸缎 [chóuduàn] #35,702
satin
塔夫绸 [tǎfūchóu] #48,932
taffeta
绸子 [chóuzi] #62,426
silk fabric
绸缪 [chóumóu] #56,713
to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth
府绸 [fǔchóu] #57,205
poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts)
绵绸 [miánchóu] #69,843
rough-textured fabric of waste silk
丝绸古路 [SīchóuGǔlù]
the ancient Silk Road
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)