绷
bēngběngbèng HSK7

bind

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 朋 represents the sound. Simplified form of 繃.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
sī silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

朋
朋 Sound component
péng friend

Sources

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Unicode

繃 běng, bēng bind Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

崩
崩 Sound component
bēng rupture

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartpɛngpˤrəŋto bind around
Zhengzhangprɯːŋ
prɯːŋ

說文解字

束也。从糸崩聲。《墨子》曰：“禹葬會稽，桐棺三寸，葛以繃之。”

Sources

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

綳 bēng a cloth to carry an infant on the back Traditional

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica