缮

繕

shàn

善 + 纟

Definitions

shàn to repair; to mend; to rewrite; to transcribe

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 善 represents the sound. Simplified form of 繕.

Semantic: 纟 Phonetic: 善

About

缮 means to repair, mend, or neatly transcribe. It is a phono-semantic compound: the left radical 纟(sī), meaning silk or thread, evokes the idea of binding or weaving to fix something. The right component 善(shàn), meaning good, provides the pronunciation and suggests restoring something to a proper state. Its traditional form 繕 uses the radical 糸 on the left. The character is commonly used for careful maintenance of objects or meticulous copying of documents.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

房屋需要修缮。

Fángwū xūyào xiūshàn.

The house needs repair.

工人正在修缮道路。

Gōngrén zhèngzài xiūshàn dàolù.

Workers are repairing the road.

他缮写了一份报告。

Tā shànxiě le yī fèn bàogào.

He neatly copied a report.

请把这份文件缮写清楚。

Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn wénjiàn shànxiě qīngchu.

Please copy this document clearly.

学校计划修缮图书馆。

Xuéxiào jìhuà xiūshàn túshūguǎn.

The school plans to renovate the library.

这座古建筑经过精心缮治。

Zhè zuò gǔ jiànzhù jīngguò jīngxīn shànzhì.

This ancient building has been carefully restored.

由于损坏严重，城墙必须立即缮修。

Yóuyú sǔnhuài yánzhòng, chéngqiáng bìxū lìjí shànxiū.

Due to severe damage, the city wall must be repaired immediately.

在缮发公文之前，务必核对内容。

Zài shànfā gōngwén zhīqián, wùbì héduì nèiróng.

Before issuing the official document, be sure to check the content.

Related Characters

Component: 善

Component: 纟

缮