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系
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fasten

HSK 10
Human →Actions
jì, xì
ケイ
つな.ぐ、かか.る、か.ける
Phonosemantic compound. 毄 represents the sound and 糸 represents the meaning.
Components
Traditional (繫)
毄 to hit against+ 糸 silk =
繫 fasten
毄 Phonetic component
to hit against
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糸 Meaning component
mì silk
thread
Simplified (系)
又 again+ 糸 silk =
系 system
又 Iconic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Depicts a hand.
糸 Iconic component
mì silk
Depicts a group of threads.
Notes
Similar Characters
击 attack (simp)擊 beat (trad)声 voice (jp)系 lineage素 vegetarian diet索 large rope絲 silk (trad)紊 disorder紥 tie紧 tense (simp)紫 purple紮 bind (trad)累 tired絛 silk (trad)絜 a marking line絮 long-winded絷 tie (simp)綦 dark grey綮 embroidered banner緊 tight (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
繫
Regular
Modern
Chinese
系 / 繫 [jì]
to tie; to fasten; to button up
系 / 繫 [xì]
to connect; to arrest; to worry
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (16)
联系 [lián​xì] #558
connection
联系人 [lián​xì​rén] #16,633
contact (person)
维系 [wéi​xì] #14,926
to maintain
互相联系 [hù​xiāng​lián​xì]
mutually related
品系 [pǐn​xì] #25,195
strain (of a species)
有联系 [yǒu​lián​xì]
to be connected
械系 [xiè​xì]
to arrest and shackle
系上 [jì​shang]
to tie on
系囚 [xì​qiú] #67,002
prisoner
系泊 [jì​bó]
to moor
6 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
⭐ 繋がる [つながる] #3,169
to be tied together
繋げる [つなげる] #11,328
to connect