纽 niǔ knot
knot; button
How to remember 纽: 纟 thread + 丑 ugly = knot. Grandpa ties the fishing thread with cold fingers, laughs at the big ugly lump, and says "Well, it is still a knot!"
Component breakdown
纽 = 纟 thread + 丑 ugly
- 纟 thread
- 丑 ugly
Grandpa ties the fishing thread with cold fingers, laughs at the big ugly lump, and says "Well, it is still a knot!"
How it is used
- A knot/button/link - 纽扣 (niǔkòu) a button, 纽带 (niǔdài) a bond/link (友谊的纽带 the bond of friendship), 枢纽 (shūniǔ) a hub.
- Also transliterates 纽约 (Niǔyuē) New York, 纽西兰 New Zealand. The 'linking bond' sense is common in figurative use.