绸 chóu silk cloth
silk cloth; satin damask
怎么记住“绸”: 纟 silk + 周 week = silk cloth. Weaving golden silk every night for a week, Grandma finally lays out a shining piece of silk cloth.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
绸 = 纟 silk + 周 week
- 纟 silk meaning
- 周 week sound
- ⺆ box
- 𠮷 foul mouth
Weaving golden silk every night for a week, Grandma finally lays out a shining piece of silk cloth.
How it came to be
Silk gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- Silk fabric: 丝绸 (sīchóu) silk, 绸缎 (chóuduàn) silks and satins, 绸子 (chóuzi) silk cloth.
- 丝绸之路 (Sīchóu zhī Lù) is the Silk Road. Also 未雨绸缪 (wèiyǔ-chóumóu, uses 缪) means to prepare before trouble strikes. Concrete fabric noun.