缏
biàn

hem

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

便
便 Sound component
biàn, pián convenience

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

緶 hem Traditional

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangben
peːnʔ

說文解字

交枲也。一曰緁衣也。从糸便聲。

Sources

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