In Japanese slang, 紐 can mean “idler, dependent person” (e.g., a man living off a woman).
Closely related to 鈕 (뉴, “knob, button”), often interchangeable in compounds like 印紐 / 印鈕.

Phono-semantic compound:
糸 (가는 실 멱, “thread”) — semantic, relating to strings/cords.
丑 (소 축, “ox; 2nd Earthly Branch”) — phonetic, providing sound (niu in Old Chinese).
Thus the original sense was “a thread tied or knotted.”

紐帶 (뉴대 / niǔdài) — bond, tie, connection
紐約 (뉴욕 / Niǔyuē) — New York (transliteration)
印紐 / 印鈕 (인뉴) — the knob/handle on a seal or stamp
解紐 (해뉴) — to untie a knot

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to cry out loudly, to appeal, to call out, to invoke, to implore

powder, flour, cosmetic powder

refined, pure, essence

sugar, candy, sweets

provisions, grain, food supply, rations

head rope, cord, thread, guiding principle, rule, order

to tie, to bind, to promise, to arrange, approximately, to reduce (in fractions)

to receive, to accept, to admit, to submit, to pay (tribute/tax), to enjoy

to tie, bind, fasten, knot, cord, string

pure, genuine, unadulterated, simple, unmixed, sincere, wholehearted

paper, writing material

originally, fundamental, basis, plain, white

to finish, to end, to conclude

string (of a musical instrument), chord, thread/line

to weave, to form, to organize, group, unit

to tie, to bind, to conclude

to cut off, to sever, to come to an end

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紐

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