CLOTH    紡織品布

ARTEFACT TYPICALLY PRODUCED by WEAVING OR KNITTING, SOMETIMES USED FOR PRODUCING GARMENTS.
ABRICMATERIALTEXTILE(S)SOFT GOODS
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general word for cloth is bù bó 布帛 "coarse or silk cloth". 2. Bó 帛 refers quite generally to silk cloth. See SILK. 3. Bù 布 refers quite generally to all kind of coarse cloth, typically made of hemp and the like, but the word is also occasionally used loosely as a general term for cloth including silk. 4. Chī 絺 refers to fine linen or hemp cloth. 5. Xì 綌 refers to coarse dolichos cloth. 6. Sī 緦 refers generally to any kind of coarse cloth worn in periods of mourning.
Modern Chinese Criteria
布 布匹 棉布 棉織品 粗布 毛布 大布 土布 老布 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • BLANKET　BIG CLOTH USED to SAFEGUARD SLEEPING HUMANS AGAINST the COLD WHILE they SLEEP. (anc: 6/0, child: 1)
  • CURTAIN　HANGING CLOTH USED FOR BLOCKING OR CONCEALING something. (anc: 6/0, child: 1)
  • RIBBON　INTENSELY SMALL LONG AND NARROW CLOTH. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • SILK　CLOTH PRODUCED USING SILK THREADS. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • TOWEL　CLOTH USED FOR CAUSING ONE'S BODY TO BECOME DRY. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • VEIL　INTENSELY THIN CLOTH USED FOR HIDING something. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • HANDKERCHIEF　SMALL CLOTH USED FOR WIPING one's FACE, HANDS ETC. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • LINEN　Kind of CLOTH made of flax.??? (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • DIAPER　CLOTH USED TO COVER RUMP OF BABIES (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
Part of
See also
  • GARMENTCLOTH ARTEFACT WORN by HUMANS IN ORDER TO CAUSE THEMSELVES TO FEEL COMFORTABLE. 
Hypernym
  • ARTEFACT　THING PRODUCED by MAN. (anc: 4/0, child: 26)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 6.21

  • 中國文化背景八千詞 Zhongguo wenhua beijing ba qian ci ( WU SANXING 2008) p. 188ff

    • Words (15 items)

    布  bù OC: paas MC: puo̝ 7 Attributions

    Bù 布 refers quite generally to all kind of coarse cloth, typically made of hemp and the like, but the word is also occasionally used loosely as a general term for cloth including silk.

      Syntactic words
    • na cloth
    • nadNN of plain cloth
    • nmcloth
    坐具  zuò jù OC: sɡoolʔ ɡos MC: dzʷɑ gi̯o 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPbuddhistmonks' cloth for performing ritual bows or for sitting on; see DDB: http://www.buddhism-dict.net/cgi-bin/xpr-ddb.pl?57.xml+id('b5750-5177')
    布帛  bù bó OC: paas braaɡ MC: puo̝ bɣɛk 4 Attributions

    The general word for cloth is bù bó 布帛 "coarse or silk cloth".

      Syntactic words
    • NPmcloth, including silk
    綌  xì OC: khaɡ MC: khɣɛk 4 Attributions

    Xì 綌 refers to coarse dolichos cloth.

      Syntactic words
    • nmcoarse dolichos cloth
    絺  chī OC: khrlil MC: ʈhi 3 Attributions

    Chī 絺 refers to fine linen or hemp cloth. [OC Reconstruction surely qhlvl]

      Syntactic words
    • nm[OC Reconstruction surely qhlvl] SHI: fine linen or hemp cloth
    帷  wéi OC: ɢrul MC: ɦi 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nclothCH
    • nmadNwhole-cloth (curtain style)
    疊  dié OC: dɯɯb MC: dep 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nfolded cloth
    • vadNfolded cloth
    紺  gàn OC: kooms MC: kəm 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ndark purple silk
    • vadNmade of deep purple dark purple silk
    • vibe deep purple
    鹿布  lù bù OC: b-rooɡ paas MC: luk puo̝ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPcoarse cloth
    帨  shuì OC: lʰods MC: ɕiɛi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nhandkerchief
    素  sù OC: saas MC: suo̝ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nadVin white silk clothCH
    • nmplain silk cloth
    緅  zōu OC: skoo MC: tsu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nmbrowning purpose silk cloth
    • vadNmade of brownish purple silk
    錫  xī OC: sleeɡ MC: sek 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nmthin and smooth cloth
    帛  bó OC: braaɡ MC: bɣɛk 0 Attributions

    Bó 帛 refers quite generally to silk cloth. See SILK.

      Syntactic words
    緦  sī OC: snɯ MC: sɨ 0 Attributions

    Sī 緦 refers generally to any kind of coarse cloth worn in periods of mourning.

      Syntactic words
    • nmcoarse mourning cloth