SILK    絲綢

CLOTH PRODUCED USING SILK THREADS.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general word for any kind of silk cloth it is bó 帛. 2. Juàn 絹 refers to thin silk gauze. 3. Zēng 繒 is close in meaning to bó 帛 with which it often forms a binome, but the word first became current in Han times. 4. Sù 素 refers to to raw undyed silk cloth. 5. Bì 幣 typically refers to silk insofar as it is used as currency or as a formal gift. 6. Zī 緇 refers to non-shiny, matt, very darkish grey silk important in ritual garments. 7. Liàn 練 refers to refined off-white glossy silk. 8. Jián 縑 refers to double-thread thick silk. 9. Tí 綈 refers to refined and washed double-thread thick silk.
Modern Chinese Criteria
絲綢 綾子 綢緞 綢子 緞子 綾羅 羅 綢 緞 縐 綈 錦 綃 絹 縹 紡 帛 縵 絲織品 綾羅綢緞 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • BROCADE　EMBROIDERED SILK CLOTH. (anc: 7/0, child: 1)
  • SILK PADDING　SILK USED FOR CAUSING CLOTH to BECOME THICK. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • CLOTH　ARTEFACT TYPICALLY PRODUCED by WEAVING OR KNITTING, SOMETIMES USED FOR PRODUCING GARMENTS. (anc: 5/0, child: 9)
  • ARTEFACT　THING PRODUCED by MAN. (anc: 4/0, child: 26)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 6.25

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 96

  • 古代文化詞異集類辨考 Gudai wenhua ci yi ji lei bian kao ( HUANG JINGUI 1995) p. 650

  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 15

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 4.841

  • Das grosse China-Lexikon ( STAIGER 2003) p. 662

  • 古辭辨 Gu ci bian ( WANG FENGYANG 1993) p. 146

    • Words (44 items)

    幣  bì OC: beds MC: biɛi 15 AttributionsWD

    Bì 幣 typically refers to silk insofar as it is used as currency or as a formal gift.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 帛/SILK The general word for any kind of silk cloth it is bó 帛.
    • Assoc: 皮/SKIN The general word is pí 皮 which refers to all aspects of the skin, typically skin of animals with its natural fur.

      Syntactic words
    • nmsilk as a luxury possession or gift
    帛  bó OC: braaɡ MC: bɣɛk 13 AttributionsWD

    The general word for any kind of silk cloth it is bó 帛.

      Word relations
    • Object: 衣/WEAR The current general word for wearing clothes or putting on clothes of any kind is yì 衣 (ant. tuō 脫 "take off").
    • Assoc: 幣/SILK Bì 幣 typically refers to silk insofar as it is used as currency or as a formal gift.
    • Assoc: 皮/SKIN The general word is pí 皮 which refers to all aspects of the skin, typically skin of animals with its natural fur.
    • Assoc: 竹/BAMBOO 1. The standard general current word for bamboo is zhú 竹, and the word usually refers to bamboo that is alive and growing.

      Syntactic words
    • nmsilk cloth; silken clothes
    • nm[adN]silk dress
    • viactwear silk clothes
    繭  jiǎn OC: keenʔ MC: ken 6 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • nsilkworm cocoon
    素  sù OC: saas MC: suo̝ 5 AttributionsWD

    Sù 素 refers to to raw undyed silk cloth.

      Syntactic words
    • nadVin white silk clothCH
    • nmundyed silk; off-white mourning clothes
    • nmplain silk as writing materialCH
    絲  sī OC: sɯ MC: sɨ 5 AttributionsWD

      Word relations
    • Object: 染/DYE The current general word for dyeing something is rǎn 染 "to dye".
    • Epithet: 素/SIMPLE Sù 素 (ant. huá 華"elaborate") means basically "pristine white" and refers to an original state of pristine plain simplicity of things.
    • Assoc: 麻/CLOTH MATERIALS The common material to make cloth from was má 麻 "hemp".

      Syntactic words
    • nmsilk cloth
    • nmadNsilken
    幣帛  bì bó OC: beds braaɡ MC: biɛi bɣɛk 5 AttributionsWD
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    • NP{N1=N2}nonreferentialgifts of silk and the like (LSCQ); silk as money
    絖纊  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC:
    纊  kuàng OC: khʷaaŋs MC: khɑŋ 4 AttributionsWD

    kuàng

      Syntactic words
    • nmfine floss silk, silk floss
    練  liàn OC: ɡ-reens MC: len 3 AttributionsWD

    Liàn 練 refers to refined off-white glossy silk.

      Syntactic words
    • nmrefined off-white silk
    • vadVin off-white refine silk styleCH
    縞  gǎo OC: koowʔ MC: kɑu 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • nmundied silk; white silk (used e.g. for making hats)
    旒  liú OC: ru MC: lɨu 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • npendant for banner or cap
    繒  zēng OC: tsɯɯŋ MC: tsəŋ 2 AttributionsWD

    Zēng 繒 is close in meaning to bó 帛with which it often forms a binome, but the word first became current in Han times.

      Syntactic words
    • nmsilk fabric (often used in conjunction with bó 帛 in LJ)
    縵  màn OC: moons MC: mʷɑn 2 AttributionsWD
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    • nadNmade of plain silk
    • nmplain silk
    縠  hú OC: ɡooɡ MC: ɦuk 2 AttributionsWD

    Xiāo 綃and hú 縠 refer to various kinds of patterned gauze.

      Syntactic words
    • na variety of silk gauze
    綵  cǎi OC: tshɯɯʔ MC: tshəi 2 AttributionsWD
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    • nadNclad in multicoloured silk
    • nmmulti-coloured silk
    扆  yǐ OC: qɯlʔ MC: ʔɨi 2 AttributionsWD
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    • nsilken screen 置於門窗之間的屛風。
    縉  jìn MC: tsinH  OC: tsins 1 AttributionWD
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    • nmred silkCH
    縑  jiān OC: kleem MC: kem 1 AttributionWD

    Jián 縑 refers to double-thread thick silk.

      Syntactic words
    • nmdouble thread resilient silk
    絲帛  sī bó MC: si baek OC: sɯ braaɡ 1 AttributionWD
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    • n[adN]silk garmentsLZ
    純  chún OC: djun MC: dʑʷin 1 AttributionWD

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    • nmpure silk
    羅綿  luó mián OC: b-raal men MC: lɑ miɛn 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPmsilk
    紈  wán OC: ɢoon MC: ɦʷɑn 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • nmfine silk material
    采  cǎi OC: tshɯɯʔ MC: tshəi 1 AttributionWD
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    • nmfeaturevaricoloured silk
    曼帛  màn bó MC: -- baek OC: mons braaɡ 1 AttributionWD
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    • NPmfine silkCH
    紺緅  gàn zōu OC: kooms skoo MC: kəm tsu 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPmdark or brownish silk cloth
    繭絲  jiǎn sī MC: kenX si OC: keenʔ sɯ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPmsilkLZ
    綈  tí OC: liil MC: dei 1 AttributionWD

    Tí 綈 refers to refined and washed double-thread thick silk.

      Syntactic words
    • nmrefined and washed double-thread thick silk
    綺縠  qǐ hú MC: khjeX huwk OC: khralʔ ɡooɡ 1 AttributionWD
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    • NPmclothes of fine silkCH
    綃  xiāo OC: smew MC: siɛu 0 AttributionsWD

    Xiāo 綃and hú 縠 refer to various kinds of patterned gauze.

      Syntactic words
    • nthin patterned fabric of raw silk, gauze
    紬  chóu OC: rliw MC: ɖɨu 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • nmsilk fabric
    衴  dǎn OC: k-luumʔ MC: təm 0 AttributionsWD
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    • nsilken pendants (for ceremonial caps)
    繅  sāo OC: slaaw MC: sɑu 0 AttributionsWD
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    • nmreel silk from a cocoon
    縑帛  jiān bó OC: kleem braaɡ MC: kem bɣɛk 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPmfine gauze silk, like 絹
    纖  xiān OC: sem MC: siɛm 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • nmSHU, CC, LIJI: fine thin silk
    綾  líng OC: b-rɯŋ MC: lɨŋ 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • nmthin damask
    緇  zī OC: tsrɯ MC: ʈʂɨ 0 AttributionsWD

    Zī 緇 refers to non-shiny, matt, very darkish grey silk important in ritual garments.

      Syntactic words
    • nmblack silk
    紅紫  hóng zǐ OC: ɡooŋ tseʔ MC: ɦuŋ tsiɛ 0 AttributionsWD
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    • NPmwhitish red or purple silk garments
    羅  luó OC: b-raal MC: lɑ 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • nmgauze; thin silk
    • nmadNmade of thin gauze
    繆  móu OC: mɢlu MC: mɨu 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • nmShuihudi: kind of silk
    繰  zǎo OC: tsaawʔ MC: tsɑu 0 AttributionsWD
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    • nmreddish purple silk
    絹  juàn OC: kʷlens MC: kiɛn 0 AttributionsWD

    Juàn 絹refers to thin silk gauze.

      Syntactic words
    • nmthin tough silk
    縓  quán OC: skhon MC: tshiɛn 0 AttributionsWD
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    • nmorange or reddish silk
    織  zhì OC: kljɯɡs MC: tɕɨ 0 AttributionsWD
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    • nmfabric woven of coloured silk
    緹  tí OC: ɡ-lee MC: dei 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • nmthick silk
    紗  shā OC: sraal MC: ʂɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD

    The standard word for silk gauze is shā 紗.

      Syntactic words
    • nsilk gauze, almost transparent (perhaps so-called because sand could pass through this gauze like through a sieve)
    • nadNmade of silk gauze