缬 xié patterned silk Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Components 纟 纟 Meaning component mì silk thread 颉 颉 Sound component xié, jié, jiá fly upward Sources Readings & variants Unicode 纈 patterned silk Traditional Components 糹 糹 Meaning component mì silk thread 頡 頡 Sound component fly upward Historical Pronunciations Middle ChineseOld ChineseZhengzhangɡiːdUnicodehet Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang