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缎

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satin

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Strokes
12
Radical
糸 +9
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
緞
Common rank
#3,012
Unicode
U+7F0E

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Formation & memory

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How 缎 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 meaning “silk” + 段 sound ( duàn )

Components 纟 段

How to remember it

satin · Heisig RSH #2813

thread + 段 section

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 缎

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

WordPinyinMeaning
缎子 duàn zi satin
花缎 huā duàn brocade; figured satin
罗缎 luó duàn ribbed
缎布 duàn bù satin
缎纹织 duàn wén zhī satin weave
羽毛缎 yǔ máo duàn camlet (silk fabric)
缎带 duàn dài ribbon
缎织 duàn zhī satin weave
锦缎 jǐn duàn brocade
羽缎 yǔ duàn camlet (silk fabric)
绸缎 chóu duàn satin; silk fabric
绫罗绸缎 líng luó chóu duàn (idiom) silk and satin

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
段 sound part duàn section, piece, division
锻 duàn to temper, to refine; to forge metal
煅 duàn discipline; to forge metal; to hone a skill
椴 duàn aspen, poplar