纍

léi
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 (classical) rope; to bind together; to twist around
  2. 2 (classical) older form of 累 in the "bind/entangle" sense

Examples

HSK 7-9
Léi shì kǔn bǎng yì de léi de gǔ xiěfǎ.
This is an old form of 累 in the sense of binding or roping things together.

Tips

history
纍 is not used independently today. It is an older written form behind 累 in the rope-and-bind sense (also read sè for sewing/cord in some classical contexts). Structurally it is the silk radical 糸 under the phonetic 畾, which also feeds 雷 and 蕾.
register
Classical only; seen in old texts and etymology notes. Modern Chinese uses 累 or 绳子 instead.

Components

radical
糸 mì
silk; thread
糸 is the silk radical in its full bottom-position form. It supplies the meaning: cord, rope, and binding all involve thread, so the silk element carries the sense while 畾 carries the sound.
phonetic
畾 léi
stacked fields (phonetic)
畾 is three 田 fields stacked, here purely phonetic for léi. The same phonetic top sits over 雷 and 蕾.

Stroke Order

纍 léi