纽 niǔ knot
knot; button
怎么记住“纽”: 纟 silk + 丑 ugly = knot. Grandpa ties the silk fishing line with cold fingers, laughs at the big ugly lump, and says "Well, it is still a knot!"
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
纽 = 纟 silk + 丑 ugly
- 纟 silk meaning
- 丑 ugly meaning + sound
Grandpa ties the silk fishing line with cold fingers, laughs at the big ugly lump, and says "Well, it is still a knot!"
How it came to be
Silk gives the meaning and the right part the sound; that part shows a hand or a claw, so it adds to the meaning too.
用法
- A knot/button/link: 纽扣 (niǔkòu) a button, 纽带 (niǔdài) a bond/link (友谊的纽带 the bond of friendship), 枢纽 (shūniǔ) a hub.
- Also transliterates 纽约 (Niǔyuē) New York, 纽西兰 New Zealand. The 'linking bond' sense is common in figurative use.