chóu
裯
single-layer quilt; bed-curtain
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
a single-layer quilt or coverlet
literaryA classical term, rarely used in modern daily language.
《
Shī诗
jīng经
》
zhōng中
yǒu有
“
bào抱
qīn衾
yǔ与
chóu裯
”
de的
jù句
zi子
。
The 'Book of Songs' contains the line 'holding the quilt and the coverlet'.
Xià夏
rì日
yán炎
rè热
，
tā他
zhǐ只
gài盖
yī一
chuáng床
chóu裯
。
On a hot summer day, he only covers himself with a single-layer quilt.
noun
a curtain or canopy for a bed
literaryRefers to the fabric enclosure around a bed in ancient times.
Luó罗
chóu帱
dī低
chuí垂
，
zhē遮
bì蔽
le了
wò卧
tà榻
。
The silk bed-curtain hung low, concealing the couch.
Gǔ古
dài代
guì贵
zú族
de的
chuáng床
cháng常
yǒu有
huá华
lì丽
de的
chóu帱
zhàng帐
。
The beds of ancient nobles often had magnificent canopies.