绸(chóu): (light) silk
(light) silk
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- chóu
- Meaning
- (light) silk; CL:匹[pi3]
- Strokes
- 11
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- 綢
Origin & structure
Where 绸 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 绸 step by step
11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 绸
Common words using 绸 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to …
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