Taxonomy of meanings for 組:　　

Additional information about 組

說文解字: 【組】，綬屬，其小者以爲冕纓。从糸、且聲。 【則古切】

Criteria
• BELT
  

  [[COMMON/RARE]]

  [ELEVATED/VULGAR]

  [GENERAL/SPECIFIC]

  [INFORMAL/OFFICIAL]

  [POETIC/PROSAIC]

  [IDIOM/WORD]

  1. The current general word is dài 帶 which refers to any belt worn on the hip, and this belt may be of leather, silk or any other fabric. Note that dài 帶 alone is often used to refer to shēn 紳.

  [GENERAL], [PROSAIC]; [[COMMON]]

  2. Shēn 紳 is always broad, and made of silk. It hangs prominently visible from behind, and typically has suspended from it by a leather strap an official seal. This belt was a sign of status until Sui times, when it gradually came to be used more generally by everyone.

  [OFFICIAL], [PROSAIC]

  3. Dà dài 大帶 is a late Warring States term for the shēn 紳 "official belt".

  [IDIOM], [OFFICIAL], [PROSAIC]

  4. Shòu 綬 was the most current word for the shēn 紳 from Han times onwards. At this time the colour of the belt began to be used as an indication of the status of the wearer. From Sui times onwards, the use of shòu 綬 was discontinued.

  [OFFICIAL], [PROSAIC]

  5. Fú 紱 is a rare word for a coloured belt indicating status, used in Han times.

  [ELEVATED], [OFFICIAL]; [[RARE]]

  6. Xiāng 纕 is a rare poetic word for a belt used in CC.

  [ELEVATED], [POETIC]; [[RARE]]

  7. Dié 絰 refers specifically to the hempen belt worn in mourning. See GARMENT FOR MOURNING

  [PROSAIC], [SPECIALISED]

  8. Zǔ 組 refers, in Han times, to a silk sash or belt with pendants attached, as a symbol of one's official status.

  [OFFICIAL], [PROSAIC]

• RIBBON
  

  1. Probably most general word for a ribbon is zǔ 組 and it usually refers to the wide and thin ribbon made of silk. Its shape, size and functions are very variable. The word can thus refer to a belt ribbon, strings for use with hats, string used to tie an armour etc.

  2. Xún 紃 refers to the round plaited ribbon which can be used in various ways (on shoes for instance):

  3. Tāo 絛 is a small plaited ribbon which can be used in various ways (to make a shoes lace for instance) similar to xún 紃. The two perhaps differs by value???.

  4. Shòu 綬 refers to the ribbon which was originally used to tie jade pendants to the waistband; in the Han dynasty it was used for tying the seal. In Han times, shòu 綬 was an important marker of the status of its holder, and length and colour of the ribbon varied according to it.

  5. Lún 綸 in Han times refers to the green/blue silk ribbon used by minor officials to tie the seal to the waistband.

  6. Yīng 纓 refers specifically to one of two ribbons used to keep hat straight. The word also refers to the colour ribbon worn by a woman when having reached an age for marriage; it was also used for tying fragrant things.

  7. Hóng 紘 refers to the ribbon used to keep hat; in this case only one ribbon is used.

  8. Yīng ruí 纓 (written like 10.) refers to the ribbon used to keep a hat.

  9. Màn hú 縵胡 refers to the ribbon used to keep a hat which was worn by warriors, and was made of plaint undecorated silk.

  10. Ruí (written like 竹 above and down 豕 with 生 ) refers to the part of the hat ribbon which is hanging down.

  11. Qí 綦 refers to the small ribbon which can be used on shoes.

  12. Zuǎn (written like 算 above and 系 below) refers in SHUOWEN to the red ribbon.

  13. Xǐ 縰 refers to a ribbon used to tie up hair.