布 bù cloth / to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known syn 大麻 dà má hemp (Cannabis sativa) / cannabis / marijuana syn 包袱 bāo fu wrapping cloth / a bundle wrapped in cloth / load / weight / burden / funny part / punchline syn 头巾 頭巾 tóu jīn cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times / headscarf (typically worn by women) / kerchief / turban syn 丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu silk cloth / silk syn 布料 bù liào fabric / cloth / material (for making clothing, curtains etc) syn 棉布 mián bù cotton cloth syn 织布 織布 zhī bù woven cloth / to weave cloth 花布 huā bù printed cloth / calico syn 便鞋 biàn xié cloth shoes / slippers 白布 bái bù plain white cloth / calico 毛料 máo liào rough lumber / woollen cloth syn 布鞋 bù xié cloth shoes / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 布匹 bù pǐ cloth (by the yard) syn 枕巾 zhěn jīn pillow cloth 土布 tǔ bù homespun cloth syn 尼龙布 尼龍佈 ní lóng bù nylon cloth 蜡染 蠟染 là rǎn batik (color printing on cloth using wax) 薄纱 薄紗 báo shā gauze (cloth) 坯布 pī bù unbleached and undyed cloth / gray cloth 麻衣 má yī hemp garment 剑麻 劍麻 jiàn má sisal hemp 快刀斩乱麻 快刀斬亂麻 kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom) / decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot syn 府绸 府綢 fǔ chóu poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts) 布帛 bù bó cloth and silk / cotton and silk textiles syn 染布 rǎn bù to dye cloth 块 塊 kuài lump (of earth) / chunk / piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units / lump syn 匹 疋 pǐ variant of 匹[pi3] / classifier for cloth: bolt syn 麻 má generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lu:3] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb syn 蒸 zhēng to evaporate / (of cooking) to steam / torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) / finely chopped firewood (old) syn 巾 jīn towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50 syn 褐 hè brown / gray or dark color / coarse hemp cloth / Taiwan pr. [he2] syn 绩 績 jì to spin (hemp etc) / merit / accomplishment / Taiwan pr. [ji1] syn 纺 紡 fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric syn 幂 冪 mì (math.) power / exponent / to cover with a cloth / cloth cover / veil syn 褡裢 褡褳 dā lian cloth pouch open in the middle, forming two bags / jacket worn for Chinese wrestling syn 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 苴 jū (hemp) / sack cloth 裹脚 裹腳 guǒ jiǎo foot-binding / long strip of cloth used for foot-binding 袱 fú (bound form) a cloth used to wrap or cover 褓 bǎo cloth for carrying baby on back 襁 qiǎng cloth for carrying baby on back 袼 gē gusset / cloth fitting sleeve under armpit 褙 bèi paper or cloth pasted together 纻 紵 zhù variant of 苧|苎[zhu4] / (literary) cloth made from ramie fiber 缞 縗 cuī mourning garments of coarse hemp 泡泡纱 泡泡紗 pào pào shā seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples) 筘 kòu (a measure of width of cloth) syn 种麻 種麻 zhǒng má female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa) syn 漆布 qī bù varnished cloth / linoleum 蕡 fén hemp seeds / luxurious / abundant 絺 chī fine fibers of hemp / linen 缊 縕 yùn hemp / vague / mysterious 繐 suì fine and loose cloth / tassel 縕 yùn hemp / vague / mysterious 纑 lú hempen thread / to dress hemp 苘 qǐng Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti) / Indian hemp (cannabis) 布衣韦带 布衣韋帶 bù yī wéi dài in hemp cloth and with a leather belt / poorly dressed 量力而为 量力而為 liàng lì ér wéi to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly / to act according to one's means / to cut one's coat according to one's cloth 麻苎 麻苧 má zhù hemp and ramie / coarse cloth 屩 juē (old) hemp sandals / Taiwan pr. [jue2] 枲 xǐ male nettle-hemp 快刀断乱麻 快刀斷亂麻 kuài dāo duàn luàn má lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom) / decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot 熜 zǒng torch made from hemp straw (old) 苘麻 qǐng má Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti) / Indian hemp (cannabis) syn 苴麻 jū má female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa) syn 葛巾 gé jīn hemp headcloth 野鼬瓣花 yě yòu bàn huā wild hemp 麻絮 má xù hemp wadding 麻茎 麻莖 má jīng hemp straw 麻类 麻類 má lèi bast fiber plant (general term for hemp, flax, jute, ramie etc) 蕉麻 jiāo má abaca / Manila hemp syn 印度大麻 yìn duó dài má Indian hemp 麻纤 麻纖 hemp 槿麻 jǐn má ambari hemp 黀 zōu hemp stem 𫄨 絺 chī fine fibers of hemp / linen 火麻 huǒ má hemp 布帛菽粟 bù bó shū sù cloth, silk, beans and grain / food and clothing / daily necessities 絰 dié hempen cloth worn by mourner 羃 mì cover of cloth for food / veil 疋 pǐ a bolt (of cloth) 繈 qiǎng cloth for carrying baby on back 布囊其口 佈囊其口 bù náng qí kǒu lit. to cover sb's mouth with cloth / to gag / fig. to silence 卡利科 kǎ lì kē calico (woven cloth from Caldicot, Kerala, India) 吃布 chī bù to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener) 布囊 bù náng cloth bag 幏 jià cloth (archaic), esp. of southern ethnic groups 擦碗布 cā wǎn bù dish cloth / tea towel 料头 料頭 liào tóu remainder of cloth / scraps 浆硬 漿硬 jiāng yìng to starch / to stiffen cloth with starch 火浣布 huǒ huàn bù asbestos cloth 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 看菜吃飯，量體裁衣 kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure / to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means 纳粮 納糧 nà liáng to pay taxes in kind (rice, cloth etc) 絘 cì ancient tax in the form of bales of cloth 絘布 cì bù ancient tax in the form of bales of cloth 裹尸布 裹屍布 guǒ shī bù shroud / cloth to wrap a corpse 边幅 邊幅 biān fú fringes of cloth / (fig.) one's dress / one's appearance 