绒

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velvet; woolen

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 meaning “silk” + 戎 sound ( róng )

Components 纟戎

down · Heisig RSH #2378

thread + fiesta + needle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

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

Characters sharing the sound component 戎 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
戎 sound part	róng	arms, armaments; military affairs
狨	róng	the common marmoset