緵
net
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Readings
On'yomi
- ソウ
- ス
Kun'yomi
- いと
Meaning
緵 centers on a net, specifically a fishing net or a net-like structure made of thread.
Study
Etymology
緵 combines the thread radical 糸 with the phonetic component 㚇, suggesting a net made of thread. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 糸 is thread, and the right side 㚇 looks like a tangled mesh. Picture threads woven into a net for catching fish.
Reading mnemonic
For ソウ, imagine a net being sewn together: sew -> ソウ, and the thread forms the net.