绸

Traditional (Taiwan): 綢

chóu ㄔㄡˊ

    • silk

      light

Classifiers (measure words)

Usually

Less often

Other words read chóu

In the same tone

  • 仇 chóu hatred
  • 愁 chóu worry about
  • 筹 chóu chip
  • 酬 chóu entertain
  • 稠 chóu dense

All 17 words read chóu

chou with other tones

  • 抽 chōu draw out
  • 臭 chòu stench
  • 瞅 chǒu look at
  • 丑 chǒu clown
  • 杽 chǒu kind of wooden handcuffs

All 30 words read chou in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 绸

    部首 radical
    纟
    笔画 strokes
    11, with 8 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts
    纟周
    形旁 meaning
    纟
    声旁 sound
    周
    Practise writing 绸

    Trace 绸, then write it from memory. Each stage is passed five times.

    Writing drills that include 绸: HSK 7-9 vocabulary, part 53: writing drill 1 of 3, Chinese history: HSK 7-9: writing drill 1 of 14, Clothes and fashion: HSK 7-9: writing drill 3 of 10 and 2 more.

    Words with 绸

    Starting with 绸

    • 绸缎 chóuduàn satin
    • 绸子 chóuzi silk fabric
    • 绸缪 chóumóu be sentimentally attached to sb or sth

    Ending with 绸

    Containing 绸

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