布 料 bù liào fabric / cloth / material (for making clothing, curtains etc) 织 物 zhī wù fabric / textile 脉 络 mài luò arteries and veins / network of blood vessels / vascular system (of a plant or animal) / (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric") / overall context 肌 体 jī tǐ the body / organism (usually human) / (fig.) fabric (of society etc) / cohesive structure (of an entity) 印 花 yìn huā tax stamp / to print a pattern or design on fabric 透 气 tòu qì to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge 绸 缎 chóu duàn satin / silk fabric 胶 布 jiāo bù adhesive plaster / band-aid / rubber tape / rubberized fabric 混 纺 hùn fǎng mixed fabric / blended fabric 织 锦 zhī jǐn brocade / silk fabric with colored pattern 嚓 嚓 cā cā (onom.) scraping sound / ripping of fabric / screeching of tires 柔 软 剂 róu ruǎn jì fabric softener 绸 子 chóu zi silk fabric / silk / CL:匹[pi3] 呢 ní dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets) 编 织 品 biān zhī pǐn woven fabric 呢 子 ní zi dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets) 帘 布 lián bù cord fabric used in vehicle tires 缝 针 féng zhēn to stitch fabric / (medicine) to sew up a wound or incision 麻 纱 má shā linen or cotton fabric 柔 顺 剂 róu xùn jì fabric softener 柔 顺 剂 róu shùn jì fabric softener 绢 juàn thin, tough silk fabric 纺 fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric 嚓 cā (onom.) scraping sound / ripping of fabric / screeching of tires 哧 chī (onom.) giggling / breathing / tearing of paper, ripping of fabric etc 缥 piǎo (literary) light blue / (literary) light blue silk fabric 绤 xì coarse hempen fabric 制 服 呢 zhì fú ní (textiles) uniform coating / durable, warm fabric used for uniforms 暗 花 儿 àn huā r veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric 綌 xì coarse hempen fabric 格 子 呢 gé zi ní checked woolen fabric / plaid 梅 萨 林 méi sà lín muslin or mousseline silk fabric 篷 盖 布 péng gài bù tarpaulin fabric 丝 绸 织 物 sī chóu zhī wù silk fabric 丝 织 物 sī zhī wù woven silk fabric 经 丝 彩 色 显 花 jīng sī cǎi sè xiǎn huā warp brocade / woven fabric with single woof but colored warp 经 锦 jīng jǐn warp brocade / woven fabric with single colored woof but many-colored warp 绵 绸 mián chóu rough-textured fabric of waste silk 紧 密 织 物 jǐn mì zhī wù closely woven fabric 纬 锦 wěi jǐn woof brocade / woven fabric with many-colored woof 花 结 huā jié decorative bow of ribbon or fabric 软 呢 ruǎn ní soft, pliable wool fabric 社 会 结 构 shè huì jié gòu social fabric 綷 縩 cuì cài (onom.) sound of friction of fabric 竹 布 zhú bù light cotton fabric 柔 软 精 róu ruǎn jīng fabric softener (Tw) 网 布 wǎng bù (textiles) mesh fabric 毪 mú a type of woolen fabric made in Tibet 毪 子 mú zi a type of woolen fabric made in Tibet 马 扎 mǎ zhá campstool / folding stool (with fabric stretched across the top to sit on) 氆 氇 pǔ lu woolen fabric made in Tibet 起 球 qǐ qiú (of a sweater, fabric etc) to pill