silk

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph depicting silk fibers or threads. In seal script and oracle-bone script, it represents a bundle of twisted fibers or threads, illustrating the process of drawing and twisting silk from silkworms.

Mnemonic: The shape resembles parallel threads twisted together, evoking the silk threads of ancient weaving traditions.

• 縠hú🔊

  fine silk gauze

  16 strokes

• 縢téng🔊

  bind

  16 strokes

• 縦zòng🔊

  old variant of 縱|纵[zong4]

  16 strokes

• 缰jiāng🔊

  bridle

  16 strokes

• 缱qiǎn🔊

  used in 繾綣|缱绻[qian3 quan3]

  16 strokes

• 缲qiāo🔊

  hem with invisible stitches

  16 strokes

• 缳huán🔊

  to bind

  16 strokes

• 总zǒng🔊

  (bound form) general; overall

  HSK 3

  17 strokes

• 繋xì🔊

  variant of 繫|系[xi4]

  17 strokes

• 纵zòng🔊

  vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1])

  17 strokes

• 䌸zhuàn🔊

  to tie up

  17 strokes

• 纤xiān🔊

  fine

  17 strokes

• 縻mí🔊

  to tie up

  17 strokes

• 繁fán🔊

  old variant of 繁[fan2]

  17 strokes

• 繄yī🔊

  interj.

  17 strokes

• 繇yáo🔊

  folk-song

  17 strokes

• 𦈡xū🔊

  multicolored silk

  17 strokes

• 𫄸xūn🔊

  crimson

  17 strokes

• 𬙊mò🔊

  bind

  17 strokes

• 绕rào🔊

  variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around

  HSK 5

  18 strokes

• 茧jiǎn🔊

  variant of 繭|茧[jian3]

  18 strokes

• 织zhī🔊

  to weave

  HSK 6

  18 strokes

• 繠ruǐ🔊

  dangle

  18 strokes

• 䍁suì🔊

  tassel

  18 strokes

• 系xì🔊

  system

  HSK 3

  19 strokes

• 绘huì🔊

  to draw; to paint

  19 strokes

• 绎yì🔊

  continuous

  19 strokes

• 缵zuǎn🔊

  (literary) to inherit

  19 strokes

• 继jì🔊

  to continue

  HSK 7

  20 strokes

• 纂zuǎn🔊

  (literary) to compile; to edit (variant of 纂[zuan3])

  20 strokes

• 纩kuàng🔊

  fine floss-silk or cotton

  20 strokes

• 辫biàn🔊

  a braid or queue

  20 strokes

• 𬙋xiāng🔊

  cord to hold up sleeves

  20 strokes

• 纉zuǎn🔊

  variant of 纘|缵[zuan3]

  21 strokes

• 颣lèi🔊

  flaw

  21 strokes

• 纎xiān🔊

  old variant of 纖|纤[xian1]

  21 strokes

• 纒chán🔊

  old variant of 纏|缠[chan2]

  22 strokes

• 才cái🔊

  ability; talent

  HSK 2

  23 strokes

• 纙luò🔊

  string on which coins are strung

  25 strokes

• 纛dào🔊

  big banner

  25 strokes