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silk braided cord
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The character 綎 is a phono-semantic compound: its left-side radical 糸 (silk) signals the semantic field of textiles, threads, and weaving, while the right-side component 廷 (tíng) indicates the sound. It originally designated a silk band, ribbon, or strap used on garments, often a narrow woven belt or a string for tying items. Over centuries of use, the character's meaning has remained strictly literal, referring only to such silk bands or cords without ever developing figurative extensions.
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