府绸

府綢
fǔchóu
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 poplin (a smooth, finely-woven cotton fabric used for shirts)

Examples

HSK 3
Zhè jiàn chènshān shì yòng fǔchóu zuò de.
This shirt is made of poplin.
HSK 7-9
Fǔchóu zhìdì xìnì, guānghuá tòuqì.
Poplin has a fine texture - smooth and breathable.

Tips

memory
(fǔ) here is the transliteration of 'pop-' (from 'poplin'); (chóu) means 'silk-like fabric.' So 府绸 is roughly 'pop-silk.' The English 'poplin' actually comes from French papelin via the papal town of Avignon - Chinese borrows the sound and adds the fabric classifier.

Stroke Order

chóu