絆
bàn

loop

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

半
半 Sound component
bàn half

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpaːns
Unicodebɑ̀n

說文解字

馬縶也。从糸半聲。

Sources

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

绊 bàn loop Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 半 represents the sound. Simplified form of 絆.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
sī silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

半
半 Sound component
bàn half

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode