Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 丩 represents the sound. Originally written as 丩, a pictograph of two ropes entangled together.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kjiwX | k<r>iwʔ | plait, unite |
說文解字
《說文》：“糾，繩三合也。从糸、丩。”
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)