紐 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

niǔ

knot, button

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

Components

糹 Meaning component

mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

丑 Sound component

chǒu second earthly branch; (simp.) ugly

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Baxter-Sagart	nrjuwX	n<r>uʔ	fastener

《說文》：“紐，系也。一曰結而可解。从糸，丑聲。”

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 丑 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紐.

纟 Meaning component

sī silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

丑 Sound component

chǒu second earthly branch; (simp.) ugly