1. 绸

绸

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  • 2629th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
绸→
纟周
2Radical
绸→
纟silk田field口mouth
3Graphical
绸→
㇛一冂一丨一口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chóu (chou2)(light) silk • CL:匹[pi3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 绸 chóu (chou2)The component 周 is pronounced as 'zhōu' (zhou1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 绸 chóu (chou2)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.
绸的是我这
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Example Words

Common

丝绸 (絲綢)

Uncommon

未雨绸缪 (未雨綢繆)
丝绸之路 (絲綢之路)
绸缎 (綢緞)
绸缪 (綢繆)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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