丝绸 sīchóu

calkins
October 09, 2008, 11:19 PM posted in General Discussion


Photograph : Bruce YuanyueBi

 

 






sīchóu


  female

  male

 

T : 絲綢

 

S : 丝绸

 

 

 

Sorry, there is no animated stroke order available for 绸.  You can determine the stroke order from its components below:


 

Example Sentences

T 中國絲綢在世界上素有盛譽。
S 中国丝绸在世界上素有盛誉。

Zhōngguó sīchóu zài shìjiè shàng sù yǒu chéngyù.

Chinese silk has long been famous all over the world.

 

T 杭州盛產繭絲制品, 被譽為絲綢之鄉。
S 杭州盛产茧丝制品, 被誉为丝绸之乡。

Hángzhōu shèngchǎn jiǎnsī zhìpǐn , bèi yùwéi sīchóu zhī xiāng.

As a city teeming with products made of cocoon silk, Hangzhou is titled the hometown of silk.

 

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changye
October 10, 2008, 01:36 AM

Hi calkins,

That's a beautiful photo, for which thank you! As you know, the manufacturing method of 丝绸 (silk) is originated in ancient China, and some scholars say it was more than five thousand years ago.

The extraordinarily precious cloth played a very important role in the history of world trade.  Chinese silk was very popular in both western and eastern countries because of its high quality.

Furthermore, ancient people used silk cloth as "paper" and wrote characters on it, which was called "帛书" (bo2 shu1), before the advent of "real/quality" paper in China around the 1st century AD.

Interestingly, the first paper (in the sense of paper used now) was also made from silk floss, a by-product of silk manufacturing process. And that is why the character has the radical "" (silk thread).

P/S. The right part of 纸 connotes "temper, flat".

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calkins
October 10, 2008, 01:53 AM

I agree changye...I find this photo to be almost perfect in every way.  The beauty in it is amazing...it's in the composition, in the lighting, in the moment, in the woman, and in the silk she is wearing and creating.  I want a print of this!

Thank you for your history of silk and additional character etymologies.  I very much appreciate your contributions to this group.

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perle2
October 10, 2008, 04:31 AM

I just finished reading "Women of the Silk", by Gail Tsukiyama, set in the 1920's-the main character sold by her impoverished family to a silk factory as a young girl and knew no other family besides the other young women and girls in need of a job and shelter. A quick and easy read that was hard to put down.