chóu

silk cloth

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

Components
纟 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

is a component form of .

周 sound component

  Sound component

zhōu

  

cycle

Evolution

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

Seal script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
绸 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
绸 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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chóu

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

Most common words with 绸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

丝绸

silk

(light) silk

未雨绸缪

to prepare for a rainy day

丝绸之路

the Silk Road

绸缎

satin