绒
velvet; woolen
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,165 U+7ED2
How 绒 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
纟 (semantic, “silk”) + 戎 (phonetic, róng)
How to remember it
down · Heisig RSH #2378
thread + fiesta + needle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 戎
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 戎 (róng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戎 sound component | róng | arms, armaments; military affairs |
| 狨 | róng | the common marmoset |
Words containing 绒
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绒毛性腺激素 | róng máo xìng xiàn jī sù | human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) |
| 法兰绒 | fǎ lán róng | flannel (loanword); Taiwan pr. [fa4 lan2 rong2] |
| 长毛绒 | cháng máo róng | (textiles) plush |
| 火绒草 | huǒ róng cǎo | edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) |
| 山羊绒 | shān yáng róng | cashmere |
| 灯草绒 | dēng cǎo róng | see 燈芯絨|灯芯绒[deng1 xin1 rong2] |
| 毛绒玩具 | máo róng wán jù | plush toy; cuddly toy |
| 小绒鸭 | xiǎo róng yā | (bird species of China) Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) |
| 绒线 | róng xiàn | wool; woolen thread |
| 绒布 | róng bù | flannel |
| 绒球 | róng qiú | pompon |
| 绒毛 | róng máo | fur; down (soft fur); villi capillary (in the small intestine) |
| 立绒 | lì róng | velvet |
| 天鹅绒 | tiān é róng | velvet; swan's down |
| 丝绒 | sī róng | velvet |
| 羽绒服 | yǔ róng fú | down jacket; down coat |
| 毛绒绒 | máo róng róng | fluffy; furry |
| 摇粒绒 | yáo lì róng | (textiles) polar fleece |
| 艾绒 | ài róng | moxa floss |
| 鸭绒 | yā róng | duck down |