纫佩
rèn​pèi

cherish

纫 rèn thread needle Simplified

To thread 纟 a needle 刃; 刃 also provides the pronunciation

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk
刃
刃 SoundMeaning component
rèn knife edge

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

佩 pèi belt ornament

Common 凡 cloth 巾 ornaments worn by people 亻

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person
凡
凡 Meaning component
fán all
巾
巾 Meaning component
jīn cloth

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartbwojH[b]ˤək-sto wear at girdle, pendants
Zhengzhangbɯːs
Unicodebhə̀i

說文解字

大帶佩也。从人从凡从巾。佩必有巾，巾謂之飾。

Sources

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

紉 thread needle Traditional

To thread 糹 a needle 刃; 刃 also provides the pronunciation

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk
刃
刃 SoundMeaning component
rèn knife edge

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangnɯn

說文解字

繟繩也。从糸刃聲。

Sources

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