纬锦
wěi​jǐn

weft-faced brocade

纬 wěi woof Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 韦 represents the sound. Simplified form of 緯.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

韦
韦 Sound component
wéi, huí tanned leather

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

锦 jǐn brocade Simplified

Silk 帛 inlaid with gold 钅; 钅 also provides the pronunciation

Components

钅
钅 SoundMeaning component
jīn metal
帛
帛 Meaning component
bó silks

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

緯 wěi woof Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

韋
韋 Sound component
(surround a city), tanned leather

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷɯls
Unicodehiuə̀i

說文解字

織橫絲也。从糸韋聲。

Sources

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

錦 jǐn brocade Traditional

Silk 帛 inlaid with gold 釒; 釒 also provides the pronunciation

Components

釒
釒 SoundMeaning component
jīn metal
帛
帛 Meaning component
bó silks

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
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
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkimXCə.k(r)[ə]mʔbrocade
Zhengzhangkrɯmʔ
Unicodegyǐm

說文解字

襄邑織文。从帛金聲。

Sources

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