丝织 (sī zhī) — silk weaving; silk manufacture

Definition

A formal, written term for silk weaving or silk manufacture — the industry or craft of making fabric from silk, not a finished product. Use it in academic, historical, or technical contexts rather than everyday speech.

noun
silk weavingsilk manufacture

Examples

  • 丝织。
    Tā de gōng sī zhuān mén zuò sī zhī shēng yì.
    His company specializes in the silk weaving business.
  • 丝织。
    Zhè jiàn yī fu yòng de shì sī zhī gōng yì.
    This garment uses silk weaving craftsmanship.
  • 丝织。
    Gǔ dài zhōng guó de sī zhī jì shù fēi cháng fā dá.
    Ancient China's silk weaving technology was very advanced.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

丝sīsilk
织zhīweaving

丝 silk and 织 weaving combine to mean weaving silk.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 絲; 丝 is its simplified writing.

  • 糸糸mì
  • 糸糸mì

In the traditional form 絲, the shape is two 糸 written together; this is about 絲, not the simplified 丝.

Open 丝 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 織; 织 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
戠
戠zhí織zhī
Same sound today

The traditional form 織 uses 糸, silk, with 戠 for the sound. The simplified 织 is a later shorthand.

Open 织 →

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