xì, jì
to tie
Phonosemantic compound. 毄 represents the sound and 糸 represents the meaning.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical script
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 繫
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
relation | ||
system | ||
connection | ||
to connect | ||
it doesn't matter |
Sources