jiān

缣

Character · NounTraditional縑

fine silk; thin silk fabric

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

fine thin silk; gauze-like silk fabric

archaic

Originally referred to a specific type of fine silk woven with doubled threads, often used in ancient China for writing and painting. Now mostly encountered in historical, literary, or archaeological contexts.

Zhè这
pī批
chū出
tǔ土
de的
jiān縑
bó帛
shàng上
xiě写
yǒu有
Hàn汉
dài代
de的
wén文
zì字
 。

These unearthed silk manuscripts bear writing from the Han dynasty.

Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yǐ以
jiān縑
sù素
zuò作
wéi为
huì绘
huà画
hé和
shū书
xiě写
de的
cái材
liào料
 。

The ancients often used white silk as a material for painting and writing.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
jiān縑
zhì质
dì地
qīng轻
báo薄
 ，
shì适
hé合
zhì制
zuò作
xià夏
yī衣
 。

This type of fine silk is light and thin in texture, suitable for making summer garments.