麻花辫 麻花辮 má huā biàn braided pigtail 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 电线 電線 diàn xiàn wire / power cord / CL:根[gen1] syn 绳子 繩子 shéng zi cord / string / rope / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 线缆 線纜 xiàn lǎn cable / wire / cord (computer) 脊髓 jǐ suǐ spinal cord / medulla spinalis 延长线 延長線 yán cháng xiàn extension cord / extended line / powerstrip 脐带 臍帶 qí dài umbilical cord 细绳 細繩 xì shéng string / twine / cord 埋线 埋線 mái xiàn sunken cord (used in bookbinding) 帘布 簾布 lián bù cord fabric used in vehicle tires 墨斗 mò dǒu carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber) 墨线 墨線 mò xiàn inked line / carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber) 绶 綬 shòu cord on a seal 缗 緡 mín cord / fishing-line / string of coins syn 绲 緄 gǔn cord / embroidered sash / to sew 纮 紘 hóng cord for hat / vast 鬲 lì ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs 绹 綯 táo bind / cord / twist 纕 xiāng cord to hold up sleeves 縢 téng bind / cord / tie up 紘 hóng cord for hat / vast 縚 tāo braid / cord / sash 紾 zhěn crooked / obstinate / twist a cord 纆 mò bind / cord 綯 táo bind / cord / twist 七和弦 qī hé xián seventh (musical cord) 印纽 印紐 yìn niǔ decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it to be strung on a cord 印钮 印鈕 yìn niǔ decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it to be strung on a cord 印鼻 yìn bí decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it to be strung on a cord 神经索 神經索 shén jīng suǒ nerve cord 纵神经索 縱神經索 zòng shén jīng suǒ longitudinal nerve cord 脊髓炎 jǐ suǐ yán myelitis / inflammation of spinal cord 脐梗 臍梗 qí gěng umbilical cord 精索 jīng suǒ spermatic cord (anatomy) 尼龙索 尼龍索 ní lóng suǒ nylon cord 导爆索 導爆索 dǎo bào suǒ detonating cord 继爆管 繼爆管 jì bào guǎn detonating cord amplifier 导爆中继药柱 導爆中繼藥柱 detonating cord amplifier 导爆索故障 導爆索故障 detonating cord failure 𬙊 纆 mò bind / cord 𬙋 纕 xiāng cord to hold up sleeves 坎炁 kǎn qì (TCM) umbilical cord (used as medicine) 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 纺 紡 fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric syn 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 