真丝 (zhēn sī) — real silk, genuine silk (natural silk, contrast…

Definition

Means real silk made from natural fibers, not synthetic imitation. Used for clothing and fabric products.

noun

real silkgenuine silk (natural silk, contrasted with synthetic)

Measure word · 块

真丝，。
Zhè jiàn yī fu shì zhēn sī zuò de, mō qǐ lái fēi cháng shū fu.
This piece of clothing is made of real silk and feels very comfortable.
，真丝。
Mǎi chuáng dān de shí hou, yào fēn qīng zhēn sī hé fǎng zhēn sī de qū bié.
When buying bed sheets, you need to tell real silk from imitation silk.
真丝，。
Zhè tiáo zhēn sī wéi jīn shì nǎi nai liú gěi wǒ de, hěn yǒu jì niàn yì yì.
This genuine silk scarf was left to me by my grandmother and has great sentimental value.

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.

真 means genuine and 丝 means silk, giving the sense of real silk rather than synthetic fabric.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèicowrie; shell

Sound part声符shēngfú

𠂈

𠂈𠂈真zhēn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

真 pairs 貝 (cowrie shell, used for the meaning) with 𠂈, which gave the sound and originally drew a headlong fall.

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.

糸糸絲

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