缀

綴

chuò, zhuì

叕 + 纟

Definitions

chuò variant of 輟|辍[chuò]

zhuì to sew; to stitch together; to combine; to link; to connect; to put words together; to compose; to embellish

Etymology

Simplified form of 綴. Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 叕 represents the sound. Originally written as 叕, which depicted a person with their hands and feet tied up.

About

The character 缀, from the traditional form 綴, is a phono-semantic compound describing the act of joining materials with thread. Its semantic radical 糸 (silk) on the left, simplified to 纟, signifies textile-based action. The right component 叕 serves both phonetically and visually, depicting items linked together. Its core meaning is the physical stitching of cloth pieces to form a garment or pattern. This concept of joining physical elements naturally extended to a metaphor for intellectual and artistic creation, such as composing essays or connecting ideas.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

星星点缀着夜空。

Xīngxīng diǎnzhuì zhe yèkōng.

Stars embellish the night sky.

这个词的后缀是‘子’。

Zhège cí de hòuzhuì shì ‘zi’.

The suffix of this word is 'zi'.

她喜欢在衣服上缀珠子。

Tā xǐhuan zài yīfu shàng zhuì zhūzi.

She likes to sew beads on clothes.

这些灯光点缀了节日气氛。

Zhèxiē dēngguāng diǎnzhuì le jiérì qìfēn.

These lights embellish the festive atmosphere.

在编程中，后缀表达式很常见。

Zài biānchéng zhōng, hòuzhuì biǎodáshì hěn chángjiàn.

In programming, postfix expressions are very common.

他用彩线缀补了破洞。

Tā yòng cǎixiàn zhuìbǔ le pòdòng.

He used colored thread to mend the hole.

这幅画以金色点缀，显得华贵。

Zhè fú huà yǐ jīnsè diǎnzhuì, xiǎnde huáguì.

This painting is embellished with gold, making it look luxurious.

语言中的前缀和后缀可以改变词义。

Yǔyán zhōng de qiánzhuì hé hòuzhuì kěyǐ gǎibiàn cíyì.

Prefixes and suffixes in language can change the meaning of words.

Related Characters

Component: 叕

Component: 纟

缀