柘丝

Traditional form:

柘絲

Pinyin (reading):

zhèsī

Definitions:

• silk from worms fed on 柘 (zhè) leaves

Characters:

• 柘 - cudrania, mulberry; sugarcane
• 丝 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings

Traditional characters:

• 柘 - cudrania, mulberry; sugarcane
• 絲 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings