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chóu

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chóu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chóu | chou2
English translation
(light) silk
CL:[pǐ]
silk cloth, satin damask

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About chóu

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

chóu

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

silk

Etymology of chóu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

纟周

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Zhōu

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using chóu

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Suǒ kuà jìn 店门, 绸伞,漫不经心 màn bù jīng xīn de 退 tuì le 出来 chū lái .

Soapy stepped inside, secured the umbrella and sauntered off with It'slowly.

人进 diàn shí ,绸伞 kào zài Mén biān .

His silk umbrella he had set by the door on entering.

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

She dressed a transparent silk blouse.

变皱 le de 绸子 chóu zi ,如果 rúguǒ 经过 jīngguò tàng 可以 kěyǐ zài biàn Píng .

Wrinkled silk will flatten out again if you iron it.

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.

Words with chóu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
丝绸 sīchóu silk絲綢
chóu (light) silk chóu
未雨绸缪 wèi yǔ chóu móu to prepare for a rainy day未雨綢繆
丝绸之路 Sī chóu zhī Lù the Silk Road絲綢之路
绸缎 chóu duàn satin綢緞
塔夫绸 tǎ fū chóu taffeta塔夫綢
绸子 chóu zi silk綢子
绸缪 chóu móu to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth綢繆
府绸 fǔ chóu poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts)府綢
绵绸 mián chóu rough-textured fabric of waste silk綿綢

chóu Decomposition & Compounds

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chóu Decomposition

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