懂中文 Dong Chinese

絆

bàn

loop

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 半 represents the sound.

Components
糹 meaning component

糹  Meaning component

sī, mì

  

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

半 sound component

半  Sound component

bàn

  

half

Evolution

絆 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
絆 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

绊 (絆) 

bàn

loop, catch; fetter, shackle; to trip; to stumble; to hinder

Most common words with 絆
Freq.
Word
Meaning

绊倒

to trip

绊

to trip

羁绊

trammels

绊脚石

obstacle

牵绊

to bind