【析形】形声字。古文字形从糸,申声。 【释义】《说文》:“大带也。”本义是古代士大夫束于腰间一头下垂的大带,又特指带子垂在腰下作为装饰的余下部分。因为束绅的人非富则贵,故又成了官员或做过官的人的代称,如[乡绅]、[豪绅]等。[绅士]旧时在地方上有财有势或得过一官半职的人,以地主和退职官僚居多。 【shape analysis】It is the pictophonetic character.In ancient character the part糸(sī,silk)is as an ideogram and 申(shēn)as a phonetic sign. 【original meaning】The belt of ancient officials of which the end sagged,especially the decorative left.