系

繫
jì
#216 most
frequent character
to tie, to fasten, to button up

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

系 shows a hand 丿 holding two bundles of silk 糸. That gave the first sense 'tied together', from which came 'to fasten', 'system, series', and 'department'. Read jì, it means 'to fasten, button up' or 'to tie up, bind'.

Drawn as: hand; two silk bundles

系 as a component in other characters

meaning2 characters
繁繇
sound1 character
鲧

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