绳

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rope; CL:根[gen1]

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 meaning “thread” + 黾 sound ( měng )

Components 纟黾

rope · Heisig RSH #2943

thread + electrical outlet

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
绳之以法	shéng zhī yǐ fǎ	to punish according to the law; to bring to justice
进退中绳	jìn tuì zhōng shéng	to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are pos…
冲绳群岛	Chōng shéng Qún dǎo	the Okinawa archipelago
一年被蛇咬，十年怕井绳	yī nián bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng	see 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩\|一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳[yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2]
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳	yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng	(lit.) once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (s…
绳子	shéng zi	cord; string; rope; CL:條\|条[tiao2]
头绳	tóu shéng	string to tie hair
冲绳岛	Chōng shéng Dǎo	Okinawa Island
绳文	shéng wén	Jyōmon period of Japanese prehistory, with rope pattern pottery
线绳	xiàn shéng	cotton rope; cord
绳索套	shéng suǒ tào	a noose
绳结	shéng jié	knot
走绳	zǒu shéng	tightrope walking
细绳	xì shéng	string; twine; cord
钢丝绳	gāng sī shéng	hawser; steel rope
绳索	shéng suǒ	rope
套绳	tào shéng	a lasso
绳套	shéng tào	noose; harness
冲绳	Chōng shéng	Okinawa (prefecture and island group in Japan)
准绳	zhǔn shéng	yardstick; fig. criterion; ground rule

Characters sharing the sound component 黾 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
黾 sound part	měng	frog, toad; to strive, to endeavor
渑	shéng	the name of a river in Shandong