纡
yū

bend

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
sī silk

thread

于
于 Sound component
yú at

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

紆 bend Traditional

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

于
于 Sound component
yú at

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartʔjuqʷ(r)abent, crooked
Zhengzhangqʷa
Unicodeqio

說文解字

詘也。从糸于聲。一曰縈也。

Sources

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