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丝绒 (sī róng) — velvet

Definition

noun
velvet
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 丝绒。
    Zhè jiàn yī fu shì yòng sī róng zuò de.
    This piece of clothing is made of velvet.
  • 丝绒。
    Tā mǎi le yì tiáo sī róng qún zi.
    She bought a velvet skirt.
  • 丝绒。
    Zhè zhǒng sī róng mō qǐ lái hěn shū fu.
    This kind of velvet feels comfortable to the touch.

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
绒róngvelvet

丝 gives the silk material, and 绒 gives the soft velvet surface.

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 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 绒 →
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