绸
chóu
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How is 绸 read in the Chinese Bible?
绸 is read chóu in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses across 2 books, first in Ezekiel 16:10. Common words: 丝绸, 绸子.
- Occurrences
- 3
- Verses
- 3
- Books
- 2
- First in
- Ezekiel 16:10
Words it forms in the Bible
Meaning: silk cloth, satin damask
In the text
- Ezekiel 16:10
我也使你身穿绣花衣服，脚穿海狗皮鞋，并用细麻布给你束腰，用丝绸为衣披在你身上，
- Ezekiel 16:13
这样，你就有金银的妆饰，穿的是细麻衣和丝绸，并绣花衣；吃的是细面、蜂蜜，并油。你也极其美貌，发达到王后的尊荣。
- Revelation 18:12
这货物就是金、银、宝石、珍珠、细麻布、紫色料、绸子、朱红色料、各样香木、各样象牙的器皿、各样极宝贵的木头，和铜、铁、汉白玉的器皿，
Reading checked against CC-CEDICT, for the character or the word it sits in.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6.