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丝绸 sīchóu

丝绸 sīchóu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 丝绸 sīchóu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sīchóu | si1 chou2
English translation
silk cloth
silk

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Traditional form

絲綢

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 丝绸 sīchóu

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Duplication of (silk).

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰??

Number of Strokes

5
chóu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Zhōu represents the sound. Simplified form of chóu .

Phonetic compound

Zhōu

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

纟周

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 丝绸 sīchóu

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穿 chuān le jiàn 透明 tòumíng de 丝绸 sīchóu 衬衣 chèn yī .

She dressed a transparent silk blouse.

我们 wǒmen de 卧室 wòshì 墙壁 qiáng bì shì 白色 bái sè guà zhāo 黄色 huáng sè de 丝绸 sīchóu 窗帘 chuānglián

Our bedroom was white-walled with yellow silk curtains.

de 连衣裙 lián yī qún shì Lán 丝绸 sīchóu de 分量 fēnliàng 很轻领口 lǐng kǒu 开得非常 fēicháng 漂亮 piàoliang

Her dress was of blue silk, quite light, and becomingly open at the neck.

丝绸 sīchóu 女裙

a gown of gossamer silk

德娜 mǎi le 几卷看起来 kàn qǐ lai 非常 fēicháng de 丝绸 sīchóu

Dena bought rolls of silk that seemed ridiculously cheap.

丝绸 sīchóu Decomposition

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丝绸 sīchóu Compounds

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