絳
jiàngJiàng

deep red

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

silk

夅
夅 Sound component
jiàng, xiáng to descend

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkruːŋs
Unicodegàng

說文解字

大赤也。从糸夅聲。

Sources

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

绛 jiàng deep red Simplified

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

silk

夅
夅 Sound component
jiàng, xiáng to descend

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode