Definitions
bind; cord; twist
Etymology
About
The character "绹", with its traditional form "綯", is structurally composed of the silk radical "糸" (simplified to "纟") and the component "匋", which primarily serves a phonetic function while the radical denotes its association with thread or fiber. Etymologically, it originates from the concrete action of twisting or braiding materials such as silk into ropes or cords, a meaning that has remained central to its usage over time. The simplification from "糸" to "纟" involved a graphical reduction of the radical, leaving the phonetic element "匋" intact, and this structural adjustment did not lead to any divergence from its original semantic field focused on rope-making.