compose, spell, write, bind (books)
綴 centers on joining separate pieces into a connected whole: composing text by linking words, spelling by stringing letters together, or binding pages into a book.
綴 combines 糸 (thread) with 叕, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of connecting or stitching together. The character originally referred to sewing or linking with thread, and later extended to composing and binding.
Thread 糸 on the left and a right side that looks like many pieces being stitched together: imagine using thread to compose a story, spell words, or bind pages into a book.
For テイ, picture a tailor using thread to bind a book, and the tailor says 'Tay' (like the first part of 'tailor') as they stitch: Tay -> テイ.
to spell
spelling; orthography
mending; revision; supplementation
rags; tattered clothes
mattress stitch
romanization (representation of foreign words using the Roman alphabet); romanized spelling
saddle stitch
temporary (paper) binding
booklet; paper-bound book
syllabication; syllabification; hyphenation
there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; a mended lid for a cracked pot
spelling in the original language; spelling in the original script
spelling in the original language; spelling in the original script
binding several papers or booklets into one
homograph
Japanese-style bookbinding
side stitch (bookbinding); side-wire stitch; flat stitch
Japan Prosthodontic Society
to put into writing; to write
oblong binding