缥缈

缥 piǎo, piāo light blue silk Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 票 represents the sound. Simplified form of 縹.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

票
票 Sound component
piào slip of paper or bamboo

Sources

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缈 miǎo indistinct Simplified

A veil 纟 over the eyes 眇; 眇 also provides the pronunciation

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk
眇
眇 SoundMeaning component
miǎo, miào blind in one eye

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

縹 light blue silk Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

票
票 Sound component
piào slip of paper or bamboo

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰewʔ
Unicodepiɛ̌u

說文解字

帛青白色也。从糸㶾聲。

Sources

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

緲 indistinct Traditional

A veil 糹 over the eyes 眇; 眇 also provides the pronunciation

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk
眇
眇 SoundMeaning component
miǎo, miào blind in one eye

Historical Pronunciations

Middle Chinese
Unicodemiɛ̌u

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode