Radical 120 · 10 strokes

raw silk

HSK 7 (3.0)11 meanings#17225
MEANING11 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    raw silk

    • This piece of clothing is plain.

  2. adjective

    white

    • She likes to wear plain-colored clothes.

  3. adjective

    plain, unadorned

    • She likes wearing plain-colored clothing.

  4. adjective

    vegetarian (food)

    • I like to eat vegetarian dishes.

  5. noun

    essence

    • This vegetarian dish is very nutritious.

  6. noun

    nature

    • He likes to eat vegetarian food.

  7. noun

    element

    • This soup has a lot of vegetarian ingredients.

  8. noun

    constituent

    • This vegetarian dish is delicious.

  9. adverb

    usually

    • He has always been very quiet.

  10. adverb

    always

    • He has always been very busy.

  11. 11adverb

    ever

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (silk thread; filament)RADICAL
  • (coarse undyed thread bundle; top part of thread)ASSOCIATIVE

Raw silk that hasn't been dyed suggests the meaning of pure, simple, and basic.

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