绌
chù

sew

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 出 represents the sound. Simplified form of 絀.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
sī silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

出
出 Sound component
chū go out

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

絀 sew Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

出
出 Sound component
chū go out

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔl'ud

說文解字

絳也。从糸出聲。

Sources

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