緹
tí

reddish color

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk
是
是 Sound component
shì, shi is
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰeːʔ
deː

說文解字

《說文》：“緹，帛丹黃色。从糸，是聲。衹，緹或从氏。”

Sources

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

缇 tí reddish color Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 是 represents the sound. Simplified form of 緹.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

是
是 Sound component
shì, shi is

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode