羊绒 (yáng róng) — cashmere (fine wool from the cashmere goat) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cashmere (fine wool from the cashmere goat)

Examples

羊绒。
Zhè jiàn yáng róng máo yī shǒu gǎn fēi cháng róu ruǎn.
This cashmere sweater feels very soft to the touch.
羊绒。
Tā sòng le wǒ yì tiáo yáng róng wéi jīn zuò wéi shēng rì lǐ wù.
She gave me a cashmere scarf as a birthday gift.
羊绒，。
Zhè zhǒng yáng róng chǎn zì nèi měng gǔ, pǐn zhì jí jiā.
This type of cashmere comes from Inner Mongolia and is of excellent quality.

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.

绒róngfine hair

羊 gives sheep and 绒 gives fine hair; fine hair from a sheep.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 羊 comes from a drawing of a ram's head.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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