COMPONENT GUIDE
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
to gather together
winding
red
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)
fine
knot
to make an appointment
level
white
fine floss-silk or cotton
order
to thread (a needle)
latitude
confused
pure
error
cotton yarn
head rope of a fishing net
to receive
to weave
vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
to classify
numerous
paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2])
line
to spin (cotton or hemp etc)
to turn
abundant
thread
violet or purple
to tie
ribbon for a seal
to practice
to form
member of gentry
thin or slender
to weave
end
crepe
to trip
heavy rope
crimson silk
to continue
to cheat
to tie
velvet
knot
Chinese character
to wind
to quilt
to draw; to paint
to
adorned
capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
net-like object
to cut short
to twist (strands into a thread)
to gather
(literary) well rope (for drawing water)
raw silk
thin, tough silk fabric
to embroider; embroidery
to pacify
braid
coarse greenish black pongee
to spin (hemp etc)
beginnings
damask
to continue
beautiful
dark red
(bound form) ample; spacious
to sole a shoe
cord
rope
to preserve
silk floss
cord on a seal
to draw tight; to stretch taut
(light) silk
skein
used in 繾綣|缱绻[qian3quan3]
heddle
to burst open
bind up
green
to sew
Buddhists
used in 緙絲|缂丝[ke4 si1]
light yellow color
(wooden) box
distant
cable
orange-red silk
indistinct
to seize
hemp
multicolor
fine linen
Chinese character
satin
braid
rope attached to a sword hilt
to let down with a rope
slow
closely joined
strand
to weave
cord
cause
red silk
to bind
adorned
fine and dense
seam
plain white silk
to wind around
bridal veil or kerchief
(literary) to die by hanging or strangulation
thick waterproof silk
helter-skelter
used in 縹渺|缥渺[piao1 miao3]
plain thin silk
(literary) thick rope used to restrain a prisoner
tassel
to withdraw
surname Miao
to reel silk from cocoons
knot
to wind round
to repair
to tie
bridle
used in 繾綣|缱绻[qian3quan3]
hem with invisible stitches
to bind
to hand in
(literary) to inherit
bridle; reins
a braid or queue