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Information of 绸
Pinyin
chóu
Radical
纟
Strokes
11 strokes
Usage
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Definition
(light) silk
绸
chóu
1. 一种薄而软的丝织品。
(1) A type of thin and soft silk fabric.
2. 束缚，缠绕。
(2) To bind or wrap.
3. 古同“稠”，致密。
(3) An ancient term meaning "dense" or "thick."
具体用法：
- 一种薄而软的丝织品：绸子。纺绸。绸缎。
(Specific usage: A type of thin and soft silk product: silk fabric. Weave silk. Silk satin.)
- 束缚，缠绕：绸缪（a.缠绕捆缚，如“迨天之未阴雨，彻波桑土，～～牖户”，意思是没下雨之前，就要把门窗捆绑牢固，后遂用“未雨绸缪”喻事前做好准备工作；b.缠绵，如“情意绸缪”）。
(To bind or wrap: twining (a. wrapping tightly, as in "before the rain comes, we should bind the doors and windows firmly," thus using "make preparations before it rains" as a metaphor for being ready in advance; b. tender, as in "the emotions are intertwined").)
- 同本义 ([En.] twine)。
(Same primary meaning [En.] twine.)
- 捆缚 ([En.] bind)。
(To bind [En.] bind.)
引：
1. 《说文》：绸，缪也。
(From "Shuowen": "Chóu means to twine.")
2. 《广雅》：绸，缠也。
(From "Guangya": "Chóu means to wind.")
3. 《诗·唐风·绸缪》：绸缪束薪，三星在天。毛传：“绸缪犹缠绵也。”
(From "Shijing, Tang Feng, Chóumóu": "Chóumóu binds the firewood, three stars in the sky." The commentary notes: "Chóumóu is like entwining tenderly.")
- 通“稠”。致密;稠密([En.] thick)。
(Commonly means "dense" or "thick" [En.] thick.)
引：
1. 《诗·小雅·都人士》：彼君子女，绸直如发。
(From "Shijing, Xiaoya, Duren": "Those gentlemen and ladies are as straightforward as hair.")
例：
- 又如:绸直(情情慎密，操行正直);绸沓(密集)
(For example: chólì (emotionally close, with upright conduct); chóutà (dense).)
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day
Input Method for 绸
Pinyin
chou2
Wubi
xmfk
Cangjie
vmbgr
Zhengma
zlbj
Four Corner
27120
Unicode
U+7ef8
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