緋
fēi

scarlet

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

非
非 Sound component
fēi not

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpɯl
Unicodebiəi

說文解字

帛赤色也。从糸非聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

绯 fēi scarlet Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound. Simplified form of 緋.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
sī silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

非
非 Sound component
fēi not

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode