绠
gěng

well rope

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
sī silk

thread

更
更 Sound component
gèng, gēng more

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

綆 well rope Traditional

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkraːŋʔ

說文解字

汲井綆也。从糸更聲。

Sources

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