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The character 缧, with its traditional form 縲, structurally combines the silk radical 糸 with the phonetic component 畾, later simplified to 累. Etymologically, it denoted a black silk rope used for binding or trussing, which informed its core semantic association with restraints. Over time, its meaning extended from the physical object to abstract concepts of bonds or fetters, primarily observed in classical compounds such as 缧绁, which refers to imprisonment or legal confinement.