紀
The story of 紀
record, discipline
紀 is composed of 糸(the picture of strings) and 己(the picture of a coiled rope). A rope has the meaning of restraint and discipline, ancient Chinese make records by tying knots, while speech and words is tool for communication, so 記 has the meaning of records, notes or memory.
Vocabulary of 紀
- 紀念 (to commemorate)
- 紀實 (on-the-spot record)
- 紀律 (discipline)
Related Characters:
糸silk6系system7紇knot9紅red
needlework 9紀record
discipline9紙paper10紐buckle
pivot10紋mark
pattern10紊chaotic
disorderly10紹continue
recommend11終end
finish11絳purple-red12絲silk12經undergo
through13綑bundle
tie13網net14維maintain
preserve14緊tight
tense14綴link
connect
stitch14綸classify
thread14綣twisted
tangled14緞satin15緻delicate
fine15緯horizontal
latitude15緘close
seal15縊strangle16縱release
indulge17縫sew
stitch
crack17繹interpret 19繫tie
connect 19繪draw
paint19纂compile20纓tassel
connect23
needlework 9紀record
discipline9紙paper10紐buckle
pivot10紋mark
pattern10紊chaotic
disorderly10紹continue
recommend11終end
finish11絳purple-red12絲silk12經undergo
through13綑bundle
tie13網net14維maintain
preserve14緊tight
tense14綴link
connect
stitch14綸classify
thread14綣twisted
tangled14緞satin15緻delicate
fine15緯horizontal
latitude15緘close
seal15縊strangle16縱release
indulge17縫sew
stitch
crack17繹interpret 19繫tie
connect 19繪draw
paint19纂compile20纓tassel
connect23