綳 bēng HSK7 a cloth to carry an infant on the back Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Character Evolution Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC Seal Shuowen ~100 AD ▼ More ▲ Less Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical images Academia Sinica 绷 běng, bēng bind Simplified Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 朋 represents the sound. Simplified form of 繃. Components 纟 纟 Meaning component mì silk 纟 is a component form of 糸. 朋 朋 Sound component péng friend Sources Readings & variants Unicode