Dong Chinese dictionary

shéng

rope

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 黾 represents the sound. Simplified form of 繩.

Components

纟 Meaning component

mì, sī

silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

黾 Sound component

miǎn, měng, mǐn

toad

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

shéng

rope, string, cord; measure, restrain; rope; CL:根[gēn]

Most common words with 绳

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