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纴 (rèn) is a phono-semantic compound used in weaving and textiles. Its semantic component, 糸 (silk/thread) on the left, signals the textile domain, while the phonetic component 壬 (rén) on the right supplies the pronunciation. The character means to weave, especially laying the warp threads on a loom, but can also refer to spun thread or the borders of woven fabric. The traditional form is 紝, which pairs the same components with the unsimplified silk radical.
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