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.

• 纠jiū🔊

  old variant of 糾|纠[jiu1]

  5 strokes

• 约yuē🔊

  to make an appointment

  HSK 3

  6 strokes

• 红hóng🔊

  red

  HSK 2

  6 strokes

• 级jí🔊

  level

  HSK 2

  6 strokes

• 纪jì🔊

  order

  6 strokes

• 糸mì🔊

  fine silk

  6 strokes

• 纟sī🔊

  "silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 红, 绿, 累 etc

  6 strokes

• 纡yū🔊

  winding

  6 strokes

• 纣zhòu🔊

  crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)

  6 strokes

• 纤xiān🔊

  fine

  6 strokes

• 纥hé🔊

  tassels

  6 strokes

• 纨wán🔊

  (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric

  6 strokes

• 纩kuàng🔊

  fine floss-silk or cotton

  6 strokes

• 纫rèn🔊

  to thread (a needle)

  6 strokes

• 𬘓xún🔊

  bind

  6 strokes