絮 xù cotton padding
cotton padding; fluff; long-winded
How to remember 絮: 如 as + 糸 thread = cotton padding. As every winter, Grandma sews the quilt shut with strong thread after filling it with soft cotton padding.
Component breakdown
絮 = 如 as + 糸 thread
- 如 as
- 女 woman
- 口 mouth
- 糸 thread
As every winter, Grandma sews the quilt shut with strong thread after filling it with soft cotton padding.
How it is used
- Cotton wadding/fluff, and long-winded - 棉絮 (miánxù) cotton batting, 柳絮 (liǔxù) willow catkins floating in spring.
- 絮叨 (xùdao) means to chatter on tediously; 絮絮叨叨 (xùxu-dāodāo) means to prattle. The 'long-winded' sense comes from fluff drifting endlessly.