beginnings / clues / mental state / thread

= + : The Sun King (者) is in a very bad mood (绪) because he lost an important battle. He is grieving in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Finally he decides to send a sacrifice to the gods, so he orders Xu Xian (xu) to take the silk worm (纟) and throw it into the sun. Xu Xian leaves instantly through the bathroom's porthole.

绪 character breakdown

"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]

A silk worm.
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the sun (日) is wearing a crown (⺹). This reminds me of Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil, the Sun King, which will thus be the mnemonic symbol for 者. The crown (⺹) wearing sun (日), the Sun King (者) and James II of England (zh) are taking part in a writing contest in the elevator's living room (e3) to see who of them is the best author (作者).

Characters with 绪 as component

绪 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 绪

outline / main threads
emotional / sentimental
train of thought / emotional state / mood / feeling
sad feeling at separation (idiom)
introduction / introductory chapter
see 緒論|绪论[xu4 lun4]
vestigial residue / a throwback (to a former age)

Sentences with 绪

绪 currently does not appear in any sentence.