A silk fan is also called a "round silk fan".

绢扇又称“团扇”。

The silk is commonly used to make the cover of the round fan before the coming of folding fans. And nowadays, it is also used to make the cover of the folding fans.

绫绢在折扇出现之前就广泛用来制作纨扇扇面，如今也用来作折扇的扇面，凡是用绫绢作扇面的扇子都可以称为绫绢扇。