紉
rèn

thread needle

To thread 糹 a needle 刃; 刃 also provides the pronunciation

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk
刃
刃 SoundMeaning component
rèn knife edge

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangnɯn

說文解字

繟繩也。从糸刃聲。

Sources

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

纫 rèn thread needle Simplified

To thread 纟 a needle 刃; 刃 also provides the pronunciation

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk
刃
刃 SoundMeaning component
rèn knife edge

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode