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Kotomora

綃

raw silk fabric

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ショウ
  • ソウ

Kun'yomi

  • きいと

Meaning

綃 centers on raw silk fabric, the unrefined material before it is processed into finished silk goods.

Study

Etymology

綃 combines the thread radical 糸 with the phonetic component 肖, forming a character for a type of silk fabric. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the structure is a typical phono-semantic compound.

Meaning mnemonic

The thread radical 糸 on the left hints at silk, and the right side 肖 looks like a small, raw cocoon. Picture raw silk threads being drawn from a cocoon: 綃 is raw silk fabric.

Reading mnemonic

For ショウ, imagine a raw silk fabric so fine it is used for a showy garment: show -> ショウ, and the fabric is still raw and unprocessed.