绑架
bǎng​jià HSK7

kidnap

绑 bǎng bind Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 邦 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綁.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

邦
邦 Sound component
bāng nation

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

架 jià rack, frame

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 加 represents the sound.

Components

加
加 Sound component
jiā add
木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkraːls

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

綁 bǎng bind Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

邦
邦 Sound component
bāng nation

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode