綴
zhuì

patch together

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approved by Prismcool · Oct 22, 2023, 09:18 PM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Oct 22, 2023, 09:18 PM

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Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 叕 represents the sound. Originally written as 叕, which depicted a person with their hands and feet tied up.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component

糹 is a component form of 糸.

叕
叕 SoundIconic component

Depicts a person (大) with their hands and feet tied up.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttrjwettrot stitch

說文解字

《說文》：“綴，合箸也。从叕，从糸。”

Sources

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