chóu

dense

crowded; thick; many

grain (禾) + sound: zhou (周) = thick and dense

禾 (grain) anchors the meaning: grain stalks growing thick and close together. 周 mainly lends the sound chóu; the density of a full crop field does the semantic work.

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这碗粥太了,我想加点水。

zhè wǎn zhōu tài chóu le, wǒ xiǎng jiā diǎn shuǐ.

This bowl of porridge is too thick; I want to add a little water.

油漆太,不好涂,需要稀释一下。

yóuqī tài chóu, bù hǎo tú, xūyào xīshì yīxià.

The paint is too thick and hard to apply; it needs to be thinned a bit.

Words with 稠

黏稠度

nián chóu dù

viscosity

人口稠密

rén kǒu chóu mì

populous

人烟稠密

rén yān chóu mì

(idiom) densely populated

地狭人稠

dì xiá rén chóu

(idiom) small and densely populated

地窄人稠

dì zhǎi rén chóu

see 地狹人稠|地狭人稠[di4 xia2 ren2 chou2]

增稠

zēng chóu

to thicken

增稠剂

zēng chóu jì

thickener

浓稠

nóng chóu

thick

稠密

chóu mì

dense

稠浊

chóu zhuó

numerous and confused

粘稠

nián chóu

viscous; thick and sticky

More characters with 禾