绵绸
mián​chóu

spun silk fabric

绵 mián cotton wad Simplified

A continuous thread 纟 of silk 帛

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk
帛
帛 Meaning component
bó silks

Sources

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Unicode

绸 chóu silk cloth Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 周 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綢.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

周
周 Sound component
zhōu cycle

Sources

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Unicode

綿 mián cotton wad Traditional

A continuous thread 糹 of silk 帛

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk
帛
帛 Meaning component
bó silks

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmen
Unicodemiɛn

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

綢 chóu silk cloth Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 周 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

周
周 Sound component
zhōu cycle

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdrjuw[d]riwbind round
Zhengzhangtʰuːw
dɯw
Unicodedjhiou

說文解字

繆也。从糸周聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)