丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu silk cloth / silk syn 真丝 真絲 zhēn sī silk / pure silk 丝线 絲線 sī xiàn silk thread (for sewing) / silk yarn (for weaving) syn 绮罗 綺羅 qǐ luó beautiful silk fabrics / person in beautiful silk dress 绸子 綢子 chóu zi silk fabric / silk / CL:匹[pi3] syn 布帛 bù bó cloth and silk / cotton and silk textiles syn 练 練 liàn to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk syn 纶 綸 lún to classify / to twist silk / silk thread syn 絓 kuā type of coarse silk / bag used to wrap silk before washing 绦带 絛帶 tāo dài silk ribbon / silk braid 薄绸 薄綢 báo chóu light silk / silk chiffon 𬣙 訏 xū to boast / great / large / multicolored silk / piece of silk torn in two, used to verify the holder's identity by matching up the two halves 纺 紡 fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric syn 繻 xū fine silk 纩 纊 kuàng fine floss-silk or cotton 絖 kuàng fine floss-silk or cotton 糸 mì fine silk / Kangxi radical 120 縃 xū fine silk 罚款 罰款 fá kuǎn to fine / penalty / fine (monetary) syn 滞纳金 滯納金 zhì nà jīn overdue fine / late fine 细粒 細粒 xì lì fine grain / fine-grained 一线之间 一線之間 yī xiàn zhī jiān a hair's breadth apart / a fine line / a fine distinction 一线之隔 一線之隔 yī xiàn zhī gé a fine line / a fine distinction 细颗粒物 細顆粒物 xì kē lì wù fine particle (PM 2.5) / fine particulate matter (air pollution etc) 纱布 紗布 shā bù gauze 薄纱 薄紗 báo shā gauze (cloth) 轻纱 輕紗 qīng shā light muslin / gauze 乌纱帽 烏紗帽 wū shā mào black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position) / (fig.) official post syn 纱帽 紗帽 shā mào gauze hat / (fig.) job as an official syn 罗 羅 luō gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift syn 罗 羅 luó gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift syn 一种粗棉布 一種粗棉布 yī zhǒng cū mián bù A coarse, loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used for wrapping cheese. 多孔性 duō kǒng xìng porous / having many holes (e.g. filter gauze or sieve) 浣纱记 浣紗記 huàn shā jì Huansahji or Washing the Silken Gauze, Yuan and Ming saga reworked by 梁辰魚|梁辰鱼 from History of the Southern States Wu and Yue, 吳越春秋|吴越春秋, a popular opera subject 纱布口罩 紗布口罩 shā bù kǒu zhào gauze mask 纱布卷 紗布卷 gauze roll 无菌纱布垫 無菌紗布墊 sterile gauze pad 头纱 頭紗 tóu shā wedding veil / gauze headscarf or veil 丝路 絲路 sī lù the Silk Road / abbr. for 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4] 未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day syn 丝网 絲網 sī wǎng silk screen / screen (printing) 丝绸之路 絲綢之路 sī chóu zhī lù the Silk Road 丝巾 絲巾 sī jīn headscarf / kerchief / silk neckband 精练 精練 jīng liàn (textiles) to scour / to degum (silk) / variant of 精煉|精炼[jing1 lian4] syn 绸缎 綢緞 chóu duàn satin / silk fabric syn 蚕丝 蠶絲 cán sī natural silk (secreted by silkworm) syn 阳关 陽關 yáng guān Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌 花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn 织锦 織錦 zhī jǐn brocade / silk fabric with colored pattern 八音 bā yīn ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music 河西走廊 hé xī zǒu láng Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road 浣纱 浣紗 huàn shā to wash silk 抽丝 抽絲 chōu sī to spin silk syn 纺丝 紡絲 fǎng sī to spin synthetic fiber / to spin silk / spinning / filature 吐丝 吐絲 tǔ sī (of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk 化干戈为玉帛 化幹戈為玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship syn 丝织品 絲織品 sī zhī pǐn item made from woven silk or rayon syn 生丝 生絲 shēng sī raw silk syn 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove syn 缟素 縞素 gǎo sù white silk mourning dress syn 素 sù raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever syn 缂丝 緙絲 kè sī kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design 笔套 筆套 bǐ tào the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread) syn 竹帛 zhú bó bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper) syn 丝 絲 sī silk / thread-like thing / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc syn 币 幣 bì money / coins / currency / silk syn 吐 tǔ to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) syn 伞 傘 sǎn damask silk / variant of 傘|伞[san3] syn 绢 絹 juàn thin, tough silk fabric 绸 綢 chóu (light) silk / CL:匹[pi3] syn 绎 繹 yì continuous / to interpret / to unravel / to draw silk (old) 绫 綾 líng damask / thin silk 纂 zuǎn (literary) to compile / to edit / (coll.) (hairstyle) bun / chignon (as 纂兒|纂儿[zuan3r5]) / red silk ribbon / variant of 纘|缵[zuan3] syn 绮 綺 qǐ beautiful / open-work silk syn 帛 bó silk syn 绯 緋 fēi dark red / purple silk syn 缥 縹 piǎo (literary) light blue / (literary) light blue silk fabric 缫 繅 sāo to reel silk from cocoons 绌 絀 chù crimson silk / deficiency / to stitch syn 缙 縉 jìn red silk syn 缦 縵 màn plain thin silk / slow / unadorned 纰 紕 pī error / carelessness / spoiled silk 缟 縞 gǎo plain white silk syn 缁 緇 zī Buddhists / black silk / dark syn 纨 紈 wán white / white silk syn 缯 繒 zēng silk fabrics syn 缇 緹 tí orange-red silk / orange-red colored 缣 縑 jiān thick waterproof silk syn 绡 綃 xiāo raw silk syn 絁 shī rough, indelicate silk 紬 chóu silk 綎 tīng silk braided cord 䌷 紬 chóu silk 缲 繰 sāo to reel silk from cocoons syn 贉 tǎn pay an advance / silk book cover 纴 紝 rèn to weave / to lay warp for weaving / silk thread for weaving / variant of 紉|纫, to sew / to stitch / thread 綅 qīn red silk crest of helmet 緅 zōu purple silk 抽丝剥茧 抽絲剝繭 chōu sī bāo jiǎn lit. to spin silk from cocoons / fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom) 