niǔ

knot, button

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
纟 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

is a component form of .

丑 sound component

  Sound component

chǒu

  

second earthly branch; (simp.) ugly

Evolution

纽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
纽 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
纽 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
纽 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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niǔ

knot; button; handle, knob; tie; to turn; to wrench; nu (Greek letter Νν)

Most common words with 纽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

纽约

New York

to turn

枢纽

hinge

纽带

tie

纽约时报

New York Times (newspaper)