CJK Unified Ideograph-7F21

It means a bridal sash or pendant cloth in classical Chinese.

As of 2026-09-11, the earliest textual attestation located for the word is the 《诗经·豳风·东山》 line “亲结其缡”. That is an early witness to the term, not evidence of a single inventor: the character names a textile tied in a wedding setting.

The rite was practical and instructive: a mother tied the bride's sash and used the moment to pass on the conduct expected after marriage. Later, 结缡 and 結縭 moved from the act itself to a literary word for marriage. Old commentary places 缡 beside 帨 and 褘, related names for women's tied cloths; 縭 is the traditional form and 褵 a recorded variant.

What does 缡 mean when someone sends it?

Usually, it points to an old bridal cloth or marriage.

If the message contains 结缡 or 結縭, read the phrase as "to marry." If it contains only 缡, keep the narrower cloth sense until context says otherwise; a lone rare character does not supply the whole phrase by itself.

The register is classical and bookish. A reader meeting 缡 in modern chat may catch the wedding allusion only after seeing 结缡 or a gloss, so use the full phrase when clarity matters.