绩
績jì
#1,545 most
frequent character
to spin (hemp etc), merit
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
绩 joins 纟 silk threads with 责 zé, which supplies the sound. The silk part points to making cords or rope from hemp fibers. That later grew to spinning hemp thread, and then to achievement.
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