缠绕茎
chán​rào​jīng

twining stem

缠 chán wrap Simplified

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

㢆
㢆 Sound component
chán (same as 廛) living space for one family in ancient times

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绕 rào, rǎo entwine Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 尧 represents the sound. Simplified form of 繞.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

尧
尧 Sound component
yáo a legendary ancient emperor-sage

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茎 jīng stem Simplified

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

grass

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Unicode

纏 chán wrap Traditional

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

廛
廛 Sound component
chán a store

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdrjen[d]ra[n]bind, wind
Zhengzhangdan
dans
Unicodedhjiɛn

說文解字

繞也。从糸廛聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

繞 rào, rǎo entwine Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

堯
堯 Sound component
legendary ancient emperor-sage

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnyewX[ŋ]ewʔ (< uvular?)curved
nyewH[ŋ]ewʔ-s (< uvular?)to wind round
Zhengzhangŋjewʔ
ŋjaws
Unicodenjiɛ̌u
njiɛ̀u

說文解字

纏也。从糸堯聲。

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

莖 jīng stem Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 巠 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

巠
巠 Sound component
jīng warp (textile)

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartheangm-k-lˤ<r>eŋ stalk (n.)

說文解字

《說文》：“莖，枝柱也。从艸，巠聲。”

Sources

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