zhī

weave

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
糹 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

is a component form of .

戠 sound component

  Sound component

zhīzhí

  

to gather

Evolution

織 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
織 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
織 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
織 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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zhī

weave, knit; organize, unite; to weave; to knit

Most common words with 織
Freq.
Word
Meaning

组织

to organize

to weave

纺织

spinning and weaving

纺织品

textile

编织

to weave