chóu

silk cloth, satin damask

DEFINITIONS

綢 chóu
  • (light) silk
  • CL:匹[pi3]

WORDS

塔夫 tǎ fū chóu taffeta
fǔ chóu poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts)
未雨繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu 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
sī chóu silk cloth; silk
之路 sī chóu zhī lù the Silk Road
古路 sī chóu gǔ lù the ancient Silk Road; see also 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4]
織物 sī chóu zhī wù silk fabric
子 chóu zi silk fabric; silk; CL:匹[pi3]
緞 chóu duàn satin; silk fabric
繆 chóu móu to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth
綿 mián chóu rough-textured fabric of waste silk
báo chóu light silk; silk chiffon
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