gǔn

cord

Components
糹 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

thread

昆 sound component

  Sound component

kūn

  

elder brother

Evolution

緄 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
緄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
緄 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
緄 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
緄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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gǔn

cord; woven belt; hem; hemming; embroidered sash; to sew