Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 丩 represents the sound. Originally written as 丩, a pictograph of two ropes entangled together.
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总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)紛 disorderly (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
糾
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
糾
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
糾
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
糾
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
糾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
纠 / 糾 [jiū]
to gather together; to investigate; to entangle; to correct
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
糾 おさむ
Osamu unclassified name
糾 たけし
Takeshi unclassified name
糾 ただし
Tadashi given name
糾 ただす
Tadasu given name
糾 れい
Rei given name
CHINESE WORDS (14)
纠正 [jiūzhèng] #6,135
to correct
纠缠 [jiūchán] #5,416
to be in a tangle
纠纷 [jiūfēn] #9,850
dispute
纠结 [jiūjié] #10,788
to intertwine
纠葛 [jiūgé] #18,377
entanglement
纠集 [jiūjí] #48,983
to gather together
纠错 [jiūcuò] #53,685
to correct an error
纠察 [jiūchá] #38,873
to maintain order
纠缠不清 [jiūchánbùqīng] #32,399
hopelessly muddled
纠偏 [jiūpiān] #40,470
to correct an error
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JAPANESE WORDS (11)
質す [ただす] #6,759
to ask (about)
⭐ 糺す [ただす] #6,759
to ascertain
⭐ 糾弾 [きゅうだん] #11,342
censure
問いただす [といただす] #11,691
to inquire (about)
⭐ 紛糾 [ふんきゅう] #37,979
complication
⭐ 糾合 [きゅうごう] #59,115
rally
糾明 [きゅうめい] #86,728
searching examination
糾問 [きゅうもん] #106,799
inquiry
糾う [あざなう] #136,939
to twist strands (e.g. into rope)
禍福は糾える縄のごとし [かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし] #168,806
fortune and misfortune are intertwined
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KOREAN WORDS (4)