How to write 缙

缙 [jìn] 名 1. 〔缙绅〕 In ancient times, referred to officials or people who have held official positions. Also written as "搢绅". (In ancient times, it referred to bureaucrats or individuals who had held official posts. Also known as "搢绅".) 2. Red silk fabric. (A type of fabric that is red in color.) 【本义】: 赤色帛 (Basic meaning: Red silk.) 【造字法】: 形声。从糸( mì)，表示与线丝有关。晋声。 (Construction of the character: Phonetic-semantic compound. The component 糸 (mì) indicates a connection with threads or silk. The phonetic component is from the Jin pronunciation.) 引 1. 《说文》: 缙，帛赤色也。 (From the "Shuowen Jiezi": 缙 refers to red silk.) 2. 《左传·文公十八年》: 缙云氏有不才子礼有缙缘。 (From "Zuo Zhuan, Duke Wen's Eighteenth Year": The 缙yun clan had an unworthy son, yet there were connections due to the 缙.) 3. 《荀子·礼论》: 缙绅而无钩带矣。 (From "Xunzi, On Rites": Those who wear 缙 and silk do not wear hooks and belts.) 4. 《汉书·郊祀志上》: 其语不经见，缙绅者弗道。 (From "Han Shu, On the Sacrifices": Their speech is not commonplace; those who are 缙 cannot speak of such matters.) 例 又如: 缙绅便览 (A record of ancient officials); 缙云 (A title during the Huangdi era associated with officials, the summer officials were referred to as the 缙yun clan, thus regarded as a family name.)