絨 meaning and stroke order
Cotton, silk, velvet, wool
How to write 絨, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 絨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- velvet
- woolen
How 絨 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Silk.
糹 gives the meaning and 戎 hints at the sound.
Radical: 糹 (silk), shared by 126 characters on this site.
How to remember 絨
絨 combines the silk radical 糹, which points to thread and fabric, with 戎 (róng), which gives the sound. Picture soft silk threads wrapped around a soldier's armor (戎 means military), padding it like velvet.
絨 (róng) refers to soft, fluffy materials such as velvet, fleece, down and fine fur. It usually appears inside compound words rather than alone. Example: 我買了一件羽絨服。(Wǒ mǎi le yí jiàn yǔróngfú.) I bought a down jacket.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 絨 with 絨's look-alike 減-style shapes or write the right side as 戒 (jiè) or 戍 (shù), which look very similar to 戎. Remember that 戎 has a cross shape inside, while 戒 has two vertical strokes and 戍 has a single dot.
Common words with 絨
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 絨
How many strokes are in 絨?
絨 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 絨 mean?
絨 (róng) means cotton, silk, velvet, wool. A common word with it is 羽绒服 (yǔróngfú), meaning "down jacket; down coat".
How do you pronounce 絨?
絨 is pronounced róng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 絨?
The radical of 絨 is 糹, which carries the idea of "silk". Dictionaries list 絨 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 絨?
絨 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 绒, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does the common word list show 绒 instead of 絨?
绒 is the simplified form used in mainland China, where the silk radical 糹 is written as 纟. Both forms mean the same thing and are pronounced róng.
What is the difference between 絨 and 毛 (máo)?
毛 is the general word for hair, fur or wool. 絨 focuses on the very soft, fine, fluffy layer, which is why down is 羽絨 (yǔróng) and a fluffy fur coating is 絨毛 (róngmáo).