縻 mí — halter for ox · English

縻

mí

halter for ox

At a glance · 縻

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「縻」从糸麻声，小篆从糸靡声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「縻」本义为牛缰绳，引申束缚、羁縻、牵绊。

Structure

从糸、麻声，形声字，糸表绳索义类，麻表音，本为系缚。

At a glance

Pinyinmí

Radical糸

Strokes17

UnicodeU+7E3B

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English halter for ox halter for ox; tie up, harness

Français lier / entraver Lier, entraver. «好爵自縻» : les dignités enchaînent.

Español atar / entorpecer Atar, entorpecer. «好爵自縻»: las dignidades encadenan.

العربية يربط / يقيد يربط، يقيد. «好爵自縻»: المناصب تقيد.

Русский связывать / обременять Связывать, обременять. «好爵自縻»: саны опутывают.

Common words

縻mítie/bind

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