纟(糹、糸),sī ㄙˉ。“糸”简化为“纟”。依据古人书法省笔简化 。《说文解字》:“糸,细丝也。象束丝之形。”。束丝之形是纟之范式。本义:细丝,同“糸”。用作偏旁,俗称“绞丝旁”。
纟 (糹, 糸), sī ㄙˉ. “Shi” is simplified to “纟”. Simplified according to the ancient calligraphy, saving pen. “Shuowen Jiezi”: “Shito, thin silk. Like a bundle of silk.”. The form of bundled silk is the paradigm of 纟. Original meaning: filament, same as “shito”. Used as a radical, commonly known as “twisted silk side”.