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繰

简缲 · 繁繰

Mandarin · pinyin qiāo#

hem with invisible stitches

Mandarin · pinyin sāo#

to reel silk from cocoons

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缲: qiāo · to reel

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1 · qiao1

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ciu1 · sou1 · zou2

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silk fabric that has rich and bright colors
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 璪 (zǎo, “silk pendant strung with jade hung from a crown as an ornament”)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 澡 (zǎo, “to wash”)

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(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 繅 /缫 (“to reel silk from the cocoon”)

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(needlecraft) to sew a blind hem, with stitches that are not visible

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