糸 thread, string (side form)

いとへん itohen · side form of 糸いと ito

6 strokesRadical of 73 kanjiPart of 72

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Origin · sourced

Ideogrammic compound會意

Built from 糸 + 糸

Source: Wiktionary, 絲 (rev. 93448440), the entry for the full form, CC BY-SA 4.0

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Weaving the world together! This radical represents the threads, strings, and ropes that bind objects, people, and ideas across time. When it sits on the left, think of textiles, manufacturing, deep connections, and the continuity of life's experiences. It is the radical of the master weaver, the long-term relationship, and the fine, interconnected details that make up the fabric of reality.”

Where it sits in a kanji

Indicates textiles (cloth, fabrics), tying or binding things together, continuity and connection, fine work/manufacturing, or the concept of a "line" or "string."

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What it grows into

Built from 糸, with sourced origins

系lineageケイ
手 + 糸
Ideogrammic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
終endシュウ · おわる
糸 + 冬sound
Originally a pictogram (象形), 夂 (definition 2) – the knot at the end of a cord. Later reformulated as a phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 糹 + phonetic 冬.
Phono-semantic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
細daintyサイ · ほそい
糸 + 囟sound
The right component is etymologically unrelated to 田 in which it was corrupted to after the Han dynasty.
Phono-semantic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Every kanji with 糸 as its radical

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