shòu

silk ribbon attached as a seal

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

Components
纟 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

is a component form of .

受 sound component

  Sound component

shòu

  

receive

Evolution

绶 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
绶 Clerical script Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
绶 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
绶 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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shòu

silk ribbon attached as a seal; cord on a seal

Most common words with 绶
Freq.
Word
Meaning

绶带

ribbon (as a decoration)

cord on a seal

印绶

sealed ribbon fastening correspondence (in former times)

吐绶鸡

turkey