柘絲
zhè​sī

silk from cudrania-fed silkworms

  • created reference approved 柘丝/柘絲 → 根 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    柘丝 / 柘絲 zhè​sī

    根 gēn

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 柘丝/柘絲 · zhè​sī · silk from cudrania-fed silkworms — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    柘丝 / 柘絲

    zhè​sī

    silk from cudrania-fed silkworms

    Silk from silkworms fed on leaves of the [[柘|柘|zhe4]] tree; specifically used for the strings of traditional musical instruments like the [[琴|琴|qin2]] or [[瑟|瑟|se4]].

    柘 (literal) → 柘 · zhè · Chinese mulberry 丝 (literal) → 丝/絲 · sī · silk

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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