纰缪
pī​miù

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纰 pī, pí, bǐ spoiled silk Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 比 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紕.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

比
比 Sound component
bǐ to compare

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缪 móu, miù, miào wind around Simplified

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

翏
翏 Sound component
liù, lù to sweep away, to remove

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紕 spoiled silk Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

比
比 Sound component
bǐ to compare

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangbe
pʰi
kʰjɯʔ

說文解字

氐人𦇧也。讀若《禹貢》玭珠。从糸比聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

繆 wind around Traditional

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

翏
翏 Sound component
liù, lù to sweep away, to remove

Character Evolution

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 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 Chinese
Zhengzhangmlɯw
mɡrɯw
mrɯws
mlɯwɢ
Unicodemiəu

說文解字

枲之十絜也。一曰綢繆。从糸翏聲。

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)