綾 = 糹 + 夌

綾 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “thin silk”. It is built from 糹 (silk) and 夌 (to dawdle).

Keyword: thin silk
Pinyin (Mandarin): líng
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: thin silk, damask silk, дамасский шелк, тонкий шелк, damask silk
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 綾 damask

Decomposition

ids

糹 silk
夌 to dawdle

How to find 綾 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “silk” + “to dawdle”. 綾 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 綾 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.