纽襻
niǔ​pàn

button loop

纽 niǔ knot, button Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 丑 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紐.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

丑
丑 Sound component
chǒu second earthly branch; (simp.) ugly

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

襻 pàn a loop

A belt that holds up 攀 clothes 衤; 攀 also provides the pronunciation

Components

衤
衤 Meaning component
yī clothes
攀
攀 SoundMeaning component
pān climb

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰraːns

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

紐 niǔ knot, button Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

丑
丑 Sound component
chǒu second earthly branch; (simp.) ugly

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnrjuwXn<r>uʔ fastener

說文解字

《說文》：“紐，系也。一曰結而可解。从糸，丑聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)