What 綬 means
綬 names a cord or ribbon used with seals, ornaments, and awards. An early Chinese dictionary links 綬 to cords for jade ornaments; ritual texts connect it to ceremonial dress.
In Japanese awards, 綬 names the ribbon: 紫綬褒章 is an honor medal with a purple ribbon; 綬章 is a decoration term. Japanese records also use 綬 for Buddhist ornaments. Regional fonts for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean text can vary 綬’s strokes without changing its identity.
Formal, institutional vocabulary for historical, ceremonial, government, and award contexts.
“Ribbon” alone can miss 印綬’s seal-and-rank context.
Who writes 綬
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsThe seal and its cord together mark office or rank.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 綬 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 綬
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- 綬 meaning · 印綬 · 紫綬褒章 · 紫綬 · 綬章 · 綬帯 · shòu · shou4
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