懂中文 Dong Chinese

缁

zī

black silk

Black 甾 silk 纟; 甾 also provides the pronunciation

Components
纟 meaning component

纟  Meaning component

mì, sī

  

silk

甾 sound,meaning component

甾  Sound Meaning component

zāi

  

container

Evolution

缁 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
缁 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

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

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

缁 (緇) 

zī

black silk; Buddhists; dark