sāo

technical
common

Meaning of

缫 means to reel silk from cocoons by boiling them in hot water. Pronounced sāo.

  • to reel silk from cocoons by boiling them in hot water

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Gōng
rén
men
zhèng
zài
sāo
 

The workers are reeling silk.

Zhè
jiā
gōng
chǎng
měi
tiān
néng
sāo
bǎi
gōng
jīn
 

This factory can reel five hundred kilograms of silk per day.

Sāo
shì
chóu
shēng
chǎn
de
dào
gōng
 

Reeling silk is the first step in silk production.

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