府绸 (fǔchóu): poplin (a smooth, finely-woven…

Meanings

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

Characters

府

fǔ

transliteration syllable

绸

chóu

silk-like fabric

Examples

这件衬衫是用府绸做的。

Zhè jiàn chènshān shì yòng fǔchóu zuò de.

This shirt is made of poplin.

府绸质地细腻，光滑透气。

Fǔchóu zhìdì xìnì, guānghuá tòuqì.

Poplin has a fine texture — smooth and breathable.

Tips

memory

府 (fǔ) here is the transliteration of 'pop-' (from 'poplin'); 绸 (chóu) means 'silk-like fabric.' So 府绸 ≈ '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.