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The “纟” component

sī · "silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lu:4], 累[lei4] etc

Found in 140 indexed Chinese characters.

Characters containing 纟

jiū

to gather together

winding

hóng

red

zhòu

Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] (the name refers to a crupper 紂|纣[zhou4], the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)

xiān

fine

knot

yuē

to make an appointment

level

wán

white

kuàng

fine floss-silk or cotton

order

rèn

to thread (a needle)

wěi

latitude

yún

confused

chún

pure

error

shā

cotton yarn

gāng

head rope of a fishing net

to receive

rèn

to weave

zòng

vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1])

lún

to classify

fēn

numerous

zhǐ

paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2])

wén

line

fǎng

to spin (cotton or hemp etc)

niǔ

to turn

shū

abundant

线xiàn

thread

gàn

violet or purple

xiè

to tie

ribbon for a seal

liàn

to practice

to form

shēn

member of gentry

thin or slender

zhī

to weave

zhōng

end

zhòu

crepe

bàn

to trip

heavy rope

chù

crimson silk

shào

to continue

dài

to cheat

bǎng

to tie

róng

velvet

jié

knot

Chinese character

rào

to wind

háng

to quilt

huì

to draw; to paint

gěi

to

xuàn

adorned

jiàng

capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)

luò

net-like object

jué

to cut short

jiǎo

to twist (strands into a thread)

tǒng

to gather

gěng

(literary) well rope (for drawing water)

xiāo

raw silk

juàn

thin, tough silk fabric

xiù

to embroider; embroidery

suí

to pacify

tāo

braid

coarse greenish black pongee

to spin (hemp etc)

beginnings

líng

damask

to continue

beautiful

fēi

dark red

chuò

(bound form) ample; spacious

shàng

to sole a shoe

gǔn

cord

shéng

rope

wéi

to preserve

mián

silk floss

shòu

cord on a seal

bēng

to draw tight; to stretch taut

chóu

(light) silk

liǔ

skein

quǎn

used in 繾綣|缱绻[qian3quan3]

zōng

heddle

zhàn

to burst open

wǎn

bind up

绿

green

zhuì

to sew

Buddhists

used in 緙絲|缂丝[ke4 si1]

xiāng

light yellow color

jiān

(wooden) box

miǎn

distant

lǎn

cable

orange-red silk

miǎo

indistinct

to seize

wēn

hemp

huì

multicolor

fine linen

duǒ

Chinese character

duàn

satin

biàn

braid

gōu

rope attached to a sword hilt

zhuì

to let down with a rope

huǎn

slow

closely joined

strand

biān

to weave

mín

cord

yuán

cause

jìn

red silk

to bind

adorned

zhěn

fine and dense

fèng

seam

gǎo

plain white silk

chán

to wind around

bridal veil or kerchief

(literary) to die by hanging or strangulation

jiān

thick waterproof silk

bīn

helter-skelter

piǎo

used in 縹渺|缥渺[piao1 miao3]

màn

plain thin silk

léi

(literary) thick rope used to restrain a prisoner

yīng

tassel

suō

to withdraw

miù

surname Miao

sāo

to reel silk from cocoons

xié

knot

liáo

to wind round

shàn

to repair

zēng

to tie

jiāng

bridle

qiǎn

used in 繾綣|缱绻[qian3quan3]

qiāo

hem with invisible stitches

huán

to bind

jiǎo

to hand in

zuǎn

(literary) to inherit

pèi

bridle; reins

biàn

a braid or queue