丝绸
Old HSK 5
丝绸 (sīchóu) · silk
丝绸 (sīchóu) means “silk”. It is written with 2 characters: 丝 (silk) + 绸 (silk cloth). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 丝绸 is built
The characters
丝 sī · silk
What 丝 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
绸 chóu · silk cloth
What 绸 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 周zhōu — Zhou dynasty
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
中国的丝绸很有名。Zhōngguó de sīchóu hěn yǒumíng.Chinese silk is very famous.
她买了一条丝绸围巾。Tā mǎi le yī tiáo sīchóu wéijīn.She bought a silk scarf.
Questions about 丝绸
What does 丝绸 mean?
丝绸 (sīchóu) means “silk”.
How do you pronounce 丝绸?
丝绸 is pronounced sīchóu.
Which HSK level is 丝绸?
丝绸 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 丝绸 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 90: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.