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紐
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纽
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new

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niǔ
チュウ、ジュウ
ひも
뉴
Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 丑 represents the sound.
Components
糹 silk+ 丑 clown =
紐 new
糹 Meaning component
mì
silk
糹 is a component form of 糸.
丑 Phonetic component
Chǒu clown
surname Chou
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Notes
Similar Characters
总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)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)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
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
紐
Regular
Modern
Chinese
纽 / 紐 [niǔ]
to turn; to wrench; button; nu (Greek letter Νν)
Japanese
紐 ひも 、 ヒモ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana string; cord
  2. usually kana leash
  3. usually kanacolloquial man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; pimp (esp. ヒモ)
  4. usually kana restrictions; conditions
  5. usually kana mantle (shellfish, etc.)
  6. food usually kana small intestine (beef, pork); oviduct meat (chicken)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
何かを記録するために、彼らはラマかアルパカの毛糸でできた、結び目のついたひもを使った。
To record something, they used knotted cords made of the wool of the llama or alpaca.
CHINESE WORDS (41)
纽约 [Niǔ​yuē] #695
New York
枢纽 [shū​niǔ] #31,272
hub (e.g. of traffic network)
纽带 [niǔ​dài] #14,973
tie
纽约时报 [Niǔ​yuē​Shí​bào] #13,831
New York Times (newspaper)
纽扣 [niǔ​kòu] #8,666
button
纽约州 [Niǔ​yuē​zhōu] #11,091
New York state
纽约市 [Niǔ​yuē​Shì] #21,730
New York City
纽卡斯尔 [Niǔ​kǎ​sī​'ěr] #16,839
Newcastle (place name)
纽伦堡 [Niǔ​lún​bǎo] #25,318
Nürnberg or Nuremberg, town in Bavaria, Germany
纽约证券交易所 [Niǔ​yuē​Zhèng​quàn​Jiāo​yì​suǒ] #36,773
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
31 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (59)
紐解く [ひもとく] #28,505
to read (a book)
肩紐 [かたひも] #39,433
shoulder strap (on a dress)
靴ひも [くつひも] #43,266
shoelace
紐を結ぶ [ひもをむすぶ] #49,828
to tie a string
革紐 [かわひも] #51,071
leather strap
組紐 [くみひも] #65,781
braid
腰紐 [こしひも] #68,917
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
靴紐を結ぶ [くつひもをむすぶ] #76,524
to do up one's shoelaces
ひも付き [ひもつき] #77,356
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.)
靴の紐 [くつのひも] #82,502
shoelace
49 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
유대
bond; tie