絮

xù
#3,119 most
frequent character
cotton wadding, fig. padding

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

絮 pairs 糸, silk threads, as its meaning part with 如 rú for sound. It first meant 'worn silk threads,' then grew to 'cotton wadding' and 'padding,' and later 'long-winded.' The sound matches only in the rhyme.

絮 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
蕠

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Homophones

序xù
(bound form) order, sequence
绪xù
beginnings, clues, mental state
续xù
to continue, to replenish
蓄xù
to store up, to grow (e.g. a beard)
叙xù
to narrate, to chat

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