beginnings

clues; mental state; thread

silk thread (纟) + phonetic (者) = the thread of thought or feeling

The silk radical anchors the meaning: threads that must be found and followed to make sense of a tangle. 者 mainly provides the sound xù; the thread does the semantic work.

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Silk threadSemantic
PersonPhonetic

他心里很乱,找不到头

tā xīn lǐ hěn luàn,zhǎo bù dào tóu xù。

His mind is very scattered; he can't find any clue where to begin.

她情不太好,最好别去打扰她。

tā qíng xù bù tài hǎo,zuì hǎo bié qù dǎ rǎo tā。

Her mental state is not great; it's best not to go and disturb her.

Words with 绪

离情别绪

lí qíng bié xù

sad feeling at separation (idiom)

头绪

tóu xù

outline

余绪

yú xù

vestigial residue

闹情绪

nào qíng xù

to be in a bad mood

自卑情绪

zì bēi qíng xù

inferiority complex

一切就绪

yī qiè jiù xù

everything in its place and ready (idiom)

光绪

guāng xù

reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)

光绪帝

guāng xù dì

Guangxu Emperor

别绪

bié xù

emotions at time of parting

千头万绪

qiān tóu wàn xù

plethora of things to tackle

执行绪

zhí xíng xù

(Tw) (computing) thread

就绪

jiù xù

to be ready

More characters with 纟

绿