Taxonomy of meanings for 纓:　　

  • 纓 yīng (OC: qeŋ MC: ʔiɛŋ) 於盈切 平 廣韻：【冠纓禮記玉藻曰玄冠朱組纓 】

    Additional information about 纓

    說文解字: 【纓】，冠系也。从糸、嬰聲。 【於盈切】

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    • 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.

    • HAT

      1. The general word for headdress designed to indicate status is guān 冠, and the practical purpose of this hat is not only to indicate status but also to hold together the bun of hair on the top of the head. At the age of twenty all males acquired the right to wear a guān 冠. The hat was held in position by a cord called yīng 纓.

      2. The general word for convenient headdress designed to keep the head warm is mào 帽 but this term is rarely used on its own, being usually modified by further descriptive terms. This headdress became current first in Three Kingdom times, but the felt hat is mentioned in FENGSUTONGYI.

      3. Miǎn 冕 is the general word for an official hat. See OFFICIAL HAT