Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "绡", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "绡", and master the standard way of writing the character "绡".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 绡
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "绡" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
绡 (xiāo)
1. Raw silk.
2. Fabric made from raw silk.
3. Raw silk: -head (an ancient headscarf used to tie hair).
4. Definition: Raw silk or a light silk fabric woven from raw silk.
5. Character formation: A phonetic compound; derived from 糸 (silk) and the sound element 肖.
References:
1. "Shuowen Jiezi": 绡, raw silk.
2. "Liji·Dangu": 绡 curtain related to a position or title.
3. Cao Zhi's "Luo Shen Fu": The light hem of misty silk.
4. Zuo Si's "Wu Du Fu": Silks are woven in the hidden chamber.
5. Bai Juyi's "Selling Charcoal": Half a piece of red silk and a length of silk, tied to the ox's head for selling coal.
6. Tang - Bai Juyi's "Pipa Xing (with Preceding Comment)": Numerous red silks.
7. "Dream of the Red Chamber": Zi Juan lowered the silk curtain, moved the lamp, and left.
Examples:
- 绡巾 (silk scarf, thin gauze scarf).
- 绡衣 (clothes made from silk).