緄 meaning and stroke order
Belt, cord, sash; hemming; to sew
How to write 緄, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 緄
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- cord
- embroidered sash
- to sew
How 緄 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Thread.
糹 gives the meaning and 昆 hints at the sound.
Radical: 糹 (silk), shared by 126 characters on this site.
How to remember 緄
The silk radical 糹 on the left means thread, and 昆 (kūn) on the right gives the sound. Picture a long thread cord sewn along the edge of a robe, and the kūn sound shifting to gǔn.
緄 is a literary and craft word, mostly seen in tailoring terms for piping or binding the edge of clothing, and in classical texts for a cord or sash. In modern usage it often appears as 緄邊 (gǔnbiān), edge binding on a garment. Example: 這件旗袍有緄邊。(Zhè jiàn qípáo yǒu gǔnbiān.) This qipao has piped edges.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 緄 with 滾 (gǔn, to roll), which has the same sound and is sometimes used in its place in 滾邊. Also do not misread the right side 昆 as 混 (hùn) or give it the first tone kūn.
Questions about 緄
How many strokes are in 緄?
緄 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 緄 mean?
緄 (gǔn) means belt, cord, sash; hemming; to sew.
How do you pronounce 緄?
緄 is pronounced gǔn, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 緄?
The radical of 緄 is 糹, which carries the idea of "silk". Dictionaries list 緄 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 緄?
緄 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 绲, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 緄邊 or 滾邊 the correct way to write edge binding?
Both are seen. 滾邊 (gǔnbiān) is more common in everyday writing today, while 緄邊 uses the thread radical and is closer to the original sewing meaning.
Is 緄 used in everyday spoken Chinese?
Rarely. You will mostly meet it in descriptions of traditional clothing, tailoring, or classical literature rather than daily conversation.