綸
thread, silk cloth
Readings
On'yomi
- リン
- カン
Kun'yomi
- いと
Meaning
綸 centers on fine thread or silk cloth, especially in the context of weaving or fabric. The meanings are closely related to textile materials.
Most common words using 綸
- 綸子りんず
figured satin
- 毛斯綸モスリン
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric; muslin de laine; delaine
- 経綸けいりん
governing; administration; state policy
- 綸旨りんじ
the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor
- 綸言りんげん
imperial words
- 綸言汗の如しりんげんあせのごとし
like sweat cannot return inside the body, the word of an emperor cannot be unsaid
Study
Etymology
綸 combines the thread radical 糸 with the phonetic component 侖, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to orderly arrangement, suggesting thread or silk cloth.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is the thread radical 糸, and the right side 侖 looks like an orderly arrangement of threads. Picture a loom where silk threads are neatly organized to create fine cloth.
Reading mnemonic
For リン, imagine a spool of silk thread that rings like a bell when you tap it: ring -> リン, and the thread is the source of the sound.