懂中文 Dong Chinese

绞

jiǎo

twist

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 交 represents the sound. Simplified form of 絞.

Components
纟 meaning component

纟  Meaning component

mì, sī

  

silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

交 sound component

交  Sound component

jiāo

  

to cross

Evolution

绞 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
绞 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
绞 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

绞 (絞) 

jiǎo

twist, wring; intertwine; winch; to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn

Most common words with 绞
Freq.
Word
Meaning

绞

to wring

绞死

to strangle

心绞痛

angina

绞刑

to execute by hanging

绞尽脑汁

to rack one's brains