绎
yì HSK7

to unravel or unreel silk

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
sī silk

thread

𠬤
𠬤 Sound component
yì, zé, dù spy on

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

繹 to unravel or unreel silk Traditional

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

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

睪
睪 Sound component
yì spy on

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhanglaːɡ
Unicodeiɛk

說文解字

抽絲也。从糸睪聲。

Sources

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