Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

rope

Chinese: 绳子。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “sheng” becomes a different word in each tone. 绳 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 绳子shéng zicord; string; rope
  • 头绳tóu shéngstring to tie hair
  • 绳文shéng wénJyōmon period of Japanese prehistory, with rope pattern pottery
  • 走绳zǒu shéngtightrope walking
  • 绳结shéng jiéknot

Example Sentence

他用绳子把柴火捆得紧紧的。Tā yòng shéng zi bǎ chái huǒ kǔn de jǐn jǐn de.He tied the firewood tightly with a rope.

他用Tā yòngother use绳子shéng zicord(marks the object)cháifirewoodhuǒfirekǔna bunchde(verb complement)紧紧jǐn jǐncloselydeof