这是丝绸。
Zhè shì sīchóu.
English
This is silk.
silk
silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
Every character draws itself stroke by stroke, then hands you the brush to trace it yourself.
Nice writing!
这是丝绸。
Zhè shì sīchóu.
This is silk.
丝绸很光滑。
Sīchóu hěn guānghuá.
Silk is smooth.
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.