缙 Stroke Order

缙 jìn 名 1. 〔缙绅〕 In ancient times, this term referred to bureaucrats or those who had served as officials. It can also be written as "搢绅". 2. Red colored silk. 造字法: The character is a phonetic-semantic compound. It consists of the radical 糸 (mì), indicating a relation to thread or silk, and the phonetic element indicating the pronunciation from Jin. 引: 1. From Shuowen Jiezi: 缙 refers to red silk. 2. From Zuo Zhuan, Year 18 of Duke Wen: The Jin Yun family has an unworthy son and is related to Jin Yuan. 3. From Xunzi, on Rites: With the status of man of high rank and no hooks or belts. 4. From Han Shu, on Rituals of Offering: A discourse that has not been publicly affirmed shall not reference the gentlemen of high rank. 例: For example, 缙绅便览 (an ancient directory of officials); 缙云 (an official title during the time of the Yellow Emperor, with the title indicating the role during the Xia dynasty, hence regarded as a clan name).