Dong Chinese dictionary

dì

tie

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

Components

糹 Meaning component

sī, mì

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

帝 Sound component

dì

supreme ruler

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

dì

tie, join, connect; connection; closely joined; knot

Most common words with 締

Sources