端绪

Traditional form:

端緒

Pinyin (reading):

duānxù

Definitions:

• start and development
• thread (of a story)
• general outline
• clue

Characters:

• 端 - end, extreme; head; beginning
• 绪 - mental state; thread, clue

Traditional characters:

• 端 - end, extreme; head; beginning
• 緒 - mental state; thread, clue