cuī缞（縗）
缞（縗）
archaic
technical
Meaning of 缞
缞 means mourning garments; sackcloth; coarse hempen cloth worn during mourning in ancient times. Pronounced cuī.
- mourning garments; sackcloth; coarse hempen cloth worn during mourning in ancient times
Character Info
Radical糸
Strokes15
Stroke Order
缞
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
zǐ子
wèi为
fù父
mǔ母
fú服
zhǎn斩
cuī缞
sān三
nián年
。
In ancient times, a son wore the coarsest mourning garment (zhǎncuī) for three years upon the death of his parents.
《
Yí仪
lǐ礼
》
zhōng中
xiáng详
xì细
jì记
zǎi载
le了
cuī缞
fú服
de的
zhì制
dù度
。
The 'Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial' records in detail the system of mourning garments.
Shēn身
zhuó着
qí齐
cuī缞
，
yǐ以
shì示
āi哀
dào悼
。
Wearing the even-hemmed mourning garment to express mourning.