绪

緒
xù
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Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

绪 pairs 纟 silk threads with 者 zhě as the sound part. It first meant the ends of silk thread. From there it grew to 'thread', then 'stream of emotion' and 'beginning of a matter'. The sound link is not obvious in Mandarin.

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Homophones

序xù
(bound form) order, sequence
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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