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Note: The reading 糸 sī ‘silk’ relates to usage of 糸 as an abbrev. of 丝/絲() sī ‘silk’; the Shuōwén reading 糸(𢆯幺) mì ‘fine silk/thread’ (SBGY: /mik/) suggests a connection with the homophonous component 冖(𠘨) mì ‘cloth/cover’, later wr. 幂/冪(幎羃) mì ‘cloth/cover’, cf. 冥() míng. | Note: The reading 糸 sī ‘silk’ relates to usage of 糸 as an abbrev. of 丝/絲() sī ‘silk’; the Shuōwén reading 糸(𢆯幺) mì ‘fine silk/thread’ (SBGY: /mik/) suggests a connection with the homophonous component 冖(𠘨) mì ‘cloth/cover’, later wr. 幂/冪(幎羃) mì ‘cloth/cover’, cf. 冥() míng. | ||
Compare: 厶(), 私() sī ‘private’; 幺(), 𢆯(), 玄(), 玆(), 兹/茲(), 丝/絲(), 𡮟(𢇅𢇇). | Compare: 厶(), 私() sī ‘private’; 幺(), 𢆯(), 玄(), 玆(), 兹/茲(), 丝/絲(), 𡮟(𢇅𢇇). | ||
+ | Compare: 巾(); 芇() mián, in 茧/繭(𦇂絸) jiǎn ‘cocoon’. | ||
糸 is the 120th Kangxi radical (糸部 sībù ‘silk radical’); as semantic determiner 糸 ‘thread/string; cloth/fabric; tie/bind/knot’. | 糸 is the 120th Kangxi radical (糸部 sībù ‘silk radical’); as semantic determiner 糸 ‘thread/string; cloth/fabric; tie/bind/knot’. | ||
In modern usage 糸 is used only as a radical/component, sometimes called 绞丝旁 jiǎosīpáng ‘twisted silk component’; on the left side of a character, 糸 is often wr. 糹 (full form), or 纟 (simple form); on the right side or bottom of a character it is wr. 糸: 絲, 素紫累綮纂…. | In modern usage 糸 is used only as a radical/component, sometimes called 绞丝旁 jiǎosīpáng ‘twisted silk component’; on the left side of a character, 糸 is often wr. 糹 (full form), or 纟 (simple form); on the right side or bottom of a character it is wr. 糸: 絲, 素紫累綮纂…. |
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