reddish color

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
糹 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

是 sound component

  Sound component

shì

  

is

Evolution

緹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
緹 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
緹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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reddish color, red, brown; orange-red silk; orange-red colored