How to write 缁

缁 緇 zī 1. 黑色。 Black color. 2. 黑色：～衣。～帷。～素（a.黑和白；b.借指僧人和俗人，因僧尼穿黑衣，而白衣是平常人穿的衣服）。～黄（指和尚与道士）。 Black: ~ clothing. ~ curtain. ~ plain (a. black and white; b. refers to monks and laypeople, as monks wear black clothing while laypeople wear white clothing). ~ yellow (refers to monks and Daoists). 缁 緇 zī （形） 【本义】: 帛黑色 【Original meaning】: Silk in black color. 【造字法】: 形声。从糸( mì)，甾( zī )声。糸，细丝，可以染上各种颜色。 【Word formation】: Phono-semantic compound. It consists of 糸 (mì), meaning "silk," and 甾 (zī), indicating pronunciation. 糸 refers to fine threads that can be dyed in various colors. 【引】 1 《说文》：缁，帛黑色也。 1. “Shuōwén” states: 缁 refers to silk in black color. 2 《诗·郑风·缁衣》：缁衣之宜兮。 2. In "Shijing - Zheng Feng - Ziyī": "It is right for the black clothing." 3 《韩非子·说林下》：天雨，解素衣，衣缁衣而反。 3. In "Han Feizi - Shuōlínxià": "When it rained, I took off my white clothing and wore the black clothing instead." 4 陆游《自小云顶上云顶寺》：素衣虽成缁，不为京路尘。 4. Lu You’s "From Xiaoyunding to Yunding Temple": "Although the white clothing became black, it is not sullied by the dust of the city roads." 【例】 又如: 缁布 (黑色的布帛); 缁衣 (本为古代用黑色的布帛做的朝服，后借以泛称黑色衣服; 僧尼所穿青黑色的衣服); 缁林 (僧人聚集之处。缁，指僧人穿的黑色衣服) For example: 缁布 (black fabric); 缁衣 (originally the official robes made of black fabric in ancient times, later refers generally to black clothing or the garments worn by monks); 缁林 (a place where monks gather. 缁 refers to the black clothing worn by monks). 缁 緇 zī （名） 1. 僧侣 ([En.] monks and priests) Monks and priests. 【引】 1 《聊斋志异》：游食缁黄，往来寄宿。 1. In "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio": "Traveling and dining with monks and priests, coming and going, lodging here and there." 【例】 又如: 缁锡 (僧人); 缁子 (和尚); 缁林 (僧界，僧众); 缁徒 (僧侣) For example: 缁锡 (monk); 缁子 (monk); 缁林 (the monk community); 缁徒 (monks). 2. 黑色僧服。亦指僧侣或作僧侣 ([En.] robes of monks) Black robes worn by monks; also refers to monks. 【引】 1 《儒林外史》：自此更姓改名，削发披缁，去了。 1. In "The Scholars": "From then on, I changed my surname and name, shaved my head, donned the monk's robes, and left." 【例】 又如: 缁服 (僧服); 缁衲 (僧衣。借指僧侣); 缁锡 (僧衣锡杖。僧人所用) For example: 缁服 (monk's robe); 缁衲 (monk's garment, referring to monks); 缁锡 (monk's robe and staff used by monks).