緞
duàn

satin

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

段
段 Sound component
duàn section

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdoːnʔ
doːns

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

缎 duàn satin Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 段 represents the sound. Simplified form of 緞.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
sī silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

段
段 Sound component
duàn section

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode