繫

Information about character(s)

Radical: 糸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 13
Total Strokes: 19
Simplified Form: 系
Variants: 繋

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jì, xì
Cantonese: hai6
JapaneseKun: TSUNAGU KAKERU
JapaneseOn: KEI
Korean: KYEY

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: attach, connect, unite, fasten

CE-Dict: to connect/to arrest/to worry

Soothill: To fasten, attach to, connect; think of, be attached to, fix the thoughts on.

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《糸部》繫繫𦃇也。一曰惡絮。从糸毄聲。

康熙字典文字版 【未集中】【糸字部】繫
【廣韻】古詣切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】吉詣切，𠀤音計。【說文】繫，𦃇也。一曰惡絮。【玉篇】約束也，留滯也。【類篇】一曰維也。　又【集韻】牽奚切，音溪。義同。　又【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤胡計切，音系。【易·繫辭疏】繫辭者，聖人繫屬此辭于卦爻之下。又云：系辭者，取綱系之義也。【釋文】繫，本系也。又續也。【周禮·天官·大宰】以九兩繫邦國之民。【註】繫，聯綴也。【干祿字書】繫通繫。【集韻】系或作繫。【類篇】或作𣪠。

Buddhism words and phrases be tied, tethered, attached. Another term for defilement

CF-Dict: attacher

Han-De-Dict: schnüren, zuschnüren, zubinden, binden, zuknöpfen [ auch 系 ji4 ] (u.E.) (V)/verbinden, anschließen [ auch 系 ji4] (u.E.) (V)