绎 yì to unravel
to unravel; to interpret
怎么记住“绎”: 纟 silk + 𠬤 watch over = to unravel. Grandma holds the knotted silk and asks her grandson to watch over the kettle while she sits down to unravel the old scarf.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
绎 = 纟 silk + 𠬤 watch over
- 纟 silk meaning
- 𠬤 watch over sound
Grandma holds the knotted silk and asks her grandson to watch over the kettle while she sits down to unravel the old scarf.
How it came to be
Silk gives the meaning and the right part the sound; the word first meant drawing out silk thread.
用法
- To unravel/interpret continuously: 演绎 (yǎnyì): to deduce, and (in the arts) to interpret/perform: 演绎经典 (yǎnyì jīngdiǎn) to render a classic (演绎 vs 归纳: deduction vs induction).
- 络绎不绝 (luòyì-bùjué) means (of people/traffic) coming and going in an endless stream.