纹饰
wén​shì

motif

纹 wén line Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 文 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紋.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

文
文 Sound component
wén writing

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

饰 shì decorate Simplified

Components

𬲦
𬲦 Sound component
sì to feed
巾
巾 Meaning component
jīn cloth

cloth

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

紋 wén line Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

文
文 Sound component
wén writing

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmɯn
Unicodemiən

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

飾 shì decorate Traditional

Components

飤
飤 Sound component
to feed
巾
巾 Meaning component
jīn cloth

cloth

Character Evolution

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 Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsyikl̥ək adorn

說文解字

《說文》：“飾，也。从巾、从人，食聲。一曰襐飾。”

Sources

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