纶
lún

green silk thread or tassel

To spin thread 纟 into order 仑; 仑 also provides the pronunciation

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk
仑
仑 SoundMeaning component
lún, lùn logical reasons

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

綸 lún green silk thread or tassel Traditional

To spin thread 糹 into order 侖; 侖 also provides the pronunciation

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk
侖
侖 SoundMeaning component
arrange

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 Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkwɛnk.rˤu[n] (dialect: *k.rˤ- > *kˤr-)ribbon; kelp
lwink.ru[n]woof; twist a cord
Zhengzhangkruːn
ɡ·run
Unicodeluin

說文解字

青絲綬也。从糸侖聲。

Sources

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