zhī
weave
Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 只 represents the sound. Simplified form of 織.
Evolution

Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 织
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to organize | ||
to weave | ||
spinning and weaving | ||
textile | ||
to weave |
Sources