rèn

weave

Components
纟 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

thread

壬 sound component

  Sound component

rén

  

(thread spool),9th heavenly stem

Evolution

纴 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
纴 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
纴 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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rèn

weave, lay warp; to weave; to lay warp for weaving; silk thread for weaving; variant of |, to sew; to stitch; thread