緱
gōuGōu

cord binding on hilt of sword

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkoː
koː
Unicodegou

Sources

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

缑 gōu cord binding on hilt of sword Simplified

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

silk

侯
侯 Sound component
hóu, hòu marquis

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode