懂中文 Dong Chinese

綢

chóu

silk cloth

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 周 represents the sound.

Components
糹 meaning component

糹  Meaning component

sī, mì

  

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

周 sound component

周  Sound component

zhōu

  

cycle

Evolution

綢 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
綢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
綢 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

绸 (綢) 

chóu

silk cloth, satin damask; (light) silk; CL:匹[pǐ]

Most common words with 綢
Freq.
Word
Meaning

丝绸

silk

绸

(light) silk

未雨绸缪

to prepare for a rainy day

丝绸之路

the Silk Road

绸缎

satin