懂中文 Dong Chinese

繹

yì

to unravel or unreel silk

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

Components
糹 meaning component

糹  Meaning component

sī, mì

  

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

睪 sound component

睪  Sound component

yì

  

spy on

Evolution

繹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
繹 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
繹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

绎 (繹) 

yì

to unravel or unreel silk; to interpret, explain; continuous; to interpret; to unravel; to draw silk (old)

Most common words with 繹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

演绎

to play out

络绎不绝

continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)

绎

continuous

络绎

continuous

演绎法

(Logic) deduction