缠绵
chán​mián

lingering

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

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

绵 mián cotton wad Simplified

A continuous thread 纟 of silk 帛

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk
帛
帛 Meaning component
bó silks

Sources

Readings & variants
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。

Sources

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

綿 mián cotton wad Traditional

A continuous thread 糹 of silk 帛

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk
帛
帛 Meaning component
bó silks

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmen
Unicodemiɛn

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica