Usage of the character 綢
chóu
绸
[綢]
- (light) silk
- CL:匹 (pǐ)
miánchóu
绵绸
[綿綢]
- rough-textured fabric of waste silk
fǔchóu
府绸
[府綢]
- poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts)
báochóu
薄绸
[薄綢]
- light silk
- silk chiffon
chóuzi
绸子
[綢子]
- silk fabric
- silk
- CL:匹 (pǐ)
chóuduàn
绸缎
[綢緞]
- satin
- silk fabric
sīchóu
丝绸
[絲綢]
- silk cloth
- silk
chóumóu
绸缪
[綢繆]
- to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth
tǎfūchóu
塔夫绸
[塔夫綢]
- taffeta
sīchóuzhīwù
丝绸织物
[絲綢織物]
- silk fabric
wèiyǔchóumóu
未雨绸缪
[未雨綢繆]
- 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
língluó-chóuduàn
绫罗绸缎
[綾羅綢緞]
- (idiom) silk and satin
Sīchóuzhī Lù
丝绸之路
[絲綢之路]
- the Silk Road
Sīchóu Gǔlù
丝绸古路
[絲綢古路]
- the ancient Silk Road
- see also 絲綢之路／丝绸之路 ( Sīchóuzhī Lù)