shòu
silk ribbon attached as a seal
Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 受 represents the sound.
Evolution

Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 綬
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
ribbon (as a decoration) | ||
cord on a seal | ||
sealed ribbon fastening correspondence (in former times) | ||
turkey |
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