締
dì

tie

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

帝
帝 Sound component
dì supreme ruler

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdeː
deːɡs

說文解字

結不解也。从糸帝聲。

Sources

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

缔 dì tie Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 帝 represents the sound. Simplified form of 締.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

帝
帝 Sound component
dì supreme ruler

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode