WHOLE CHARACTER
绩
achievement; accomplishment (成果，功业); to twist hemp into thread (old use)
绩 is what you achieve: 成绩 'grades', 业绩 'work results', and 功绩 'great deeds'.
ZDIC: 形声，从纟、责声.
Character Familiesleft / right
绩
achievement; accomplishment (成果，功业); to twist hemp into thread (old use)
绩 is what you achieve: 成绩 'grades', 业绩 'work results', and 功绩 'great deeds'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声，从纟、责声.
MEANING: THE SILK RADICAL — TWISTING HEMP INTO THREAD
纟
silk (from 糸)
The left-side silk form; not a standalone page.
In 绩: meaning: the silk radical — twisting hemp into thread Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
OLD SOUND SIDE: 责 (ZÉ)
责
duty; responsibility
A standalone character (zé, responsibility); when a character keeps it as a piece, the sound role is stated on that character's page.
In 绩: old sound side: 责 (zé) Modern jì shares none of zé's parts: initial j vs z, final -i vs -e, tone 4 vs 2. History, not a hint.
Tone 4
- achievement; accomplishment (成果，功业)
- to twist hemp into thread (old use)
- 成绩grades; results
- 业绩work results; performance
- 功绩great contribution
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