绊住
bàn​zhù

entangle

绊 bàn loop Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 半 represents the sound. Simplified form of 絆.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

半
半 Sound component
bàn half

Sources

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Unicode

住 zhù reside

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 主 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

主
主 Sound component
zhǔ master

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdrjuHdro(ʔ)-s stop (v.)

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

絆 loop Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

半
半 Sound component
bàn half

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpaːns
Unicodebɑ̀n

說文解字

馬縶也。从糸半聲。

Sources

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