绒

絨
róng
noun #10,553

Meanings

  1. 1 velvet
  2. 2 down
  3. 3 woolen

Examples

HSK 4
Xiǎojī shēnshàng yǒu yì céng huángsè de róngmáo.
The chick is covered in a layer of yellow down.
HSK 5
Wǒ nǚ'ér tèbié xǐhuan máoróng wánjù.
My daughter loves stuffed toys.

Tips

memory
纟 (silk) + 戎 (military) - soft fabric for soldiers' clothing.

Components

radical
纟 sī
silk; thread (radical form of 糸)
Left silk radical - three strokes for a hank of twisted thread, the side-form of 糸 (Kangxi #120). Indexes 绒 in the textile family: 绸 silk, 纱 gauze, 绵 cotton-floss, 线 thread. The radical states immediately that this character names some kind of fibre or woven material.
phonetic
戎 róng
weapon; warfare
Right 戎 supplies the sound - róng unchanged. 戎 itself depicts a halberd 戈 over a shield, picturing arms of war; that meaning contributes nothing here. Pure phonetic role. Same phonetic gives 茸 (downy, soft hair) - a close cousin of 绒 that shares the 'soft fluff' imagery from a different radical.

Stroke Order

绒 róng