shū

loosen

A thread  with some give  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
silk
SoundMeaning component
give

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

loosen Traditional

A thread  with some give  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
silk
SoundMeaning component
give

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsyol̥a leisurely
zyoXCə.laʔ to be remiss

說文解字

《說文》:“紓,緩也。从糸,予聲。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica