懂中文 Dong Chinese

緘

jiān

seal

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

Components
糹 meaning component

糹  Meaning component

sī, mì

  

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

咸 sound component

咸  Sound component

xián

  

all

Evolution

緘 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
緘 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
緘 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

缄 (緘) 

jiān

seal, close; bind; letter; letters; to close; to seal

Most common words with 緘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

缄默

to keep silent

缄

cup

缄口不言

to censor