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绦

絛
tāo
noun #79,372

Meanings

  1. 1 silk braid; cord; sash

Examples

HSK 7-9
她的袍子腰间系着一条绿绦。
Tā de páozi yāojiān jì zhe yì tiáo lǜ tāo.
A green silk sash was tied at the waist of her robe.
HSK 7-9
万条垂下的柳枝像绿丝绦。
Wàn tiáo chuí xià de liǔ zhī xiàng lǜ sītāo.
Lines of slender willow branches hang down like green silk cords.

Tips

usage
绦 is a woven silk cord or sash used to decorate clothing, as in 丝绦 (silk braid). It also has a rare reading 绦, used only in the textile term 绦纶 (a polyester fibre).

Components

radical
纟 sī
silk; thread (radical form)
Left-side silk radical, the side form of 糸. It directly names the material: 绦 is a cord woven from silk thread.
phonetic
条 tiáo
strip; long thin thing
Right side 条 is the phonetic element; the sound has shifted from tiáo to tāo. Its meaning of a long thin strip also fits a length of cord nicely.

Stroke Order

绦 tāo