縫 meaning and stroke order
To sew, to mend
How to write 縫, stroke by stroke
16 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 縫
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to sew
- to stitch
- seam
- crack
- narrow slit
How 縫 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Thread.
糹 gives the meaning and 逢 hints at the sound.
Radical: 糹 (silk), shared by 126 characters on this site.
How to remember 縫
縫 combines 糹 (thread) with 逢 (féng, to meet), which gives the sound. Picture thread making two pieces of cloth meet: that is sewing, and the line where they meet is the seam.
Read it féng as a verb meaning to sew or stitch, as in 缝合 (fénghé) and 缝纫 (féngrèn). Read it fèng as a noun for a seam, crack or narrow gap, as in 裂缝 (lièfèng) and 缝隙 (fèngxì). Example: 墙上有一条裂缝。(Qiáng shàng yǒu yì tiáo lièfèng.) There is a crack in the wall.
Common mistake: Learners often use one tone for every word. The action is second tone féng (缝衣服 féng yīfu, to sew clothes), and the gap or seam is fourth tone fèng (门缝 ménfèng, the gap of a door). Also do not confuse the phonetic 逢 with 峰 (fēng, peak) or 蜂 (fēng, bee), which share a similar right side.
Common words with 縫
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 裂縫 | lièfèng | crack; crevice | HSK 7-9 |
| 縫合 | fénghé | to sew together; suture (in surgery) | HSK 7-9 |
| 裁縫 | cáiféng | to make an item of clothing; to tailor | |
| 縫隙 | fèngxì | small crack; chink | |
| 縫紉 | féngrèn | to sew | |
| 天衣無縫 | tiānyīwúfèng | lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless | |
| 縫針 | féngzhēn | to stitch fabric; (medicine) to sew up a wound or incision | |
| 縫線 | féngxiàn | sewing thread; suture | |
| 縫製 | féngzhì | to sew; to make (clothes, bedding) | |
| 縫紉機 | féngrènjī | sewing machine | |
| 門縫 | ménfèng | slight gap between a door and its frame |
Questions about 縫
How many strokes are in 縫?
縫 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 縫 mean?
縫 (fèng) means to sew, to mend. A common word with it is 裂缝 (lièfèng), meaning "crack; crevice".
How do you pronounce 縫?
縫 is pronounced fèng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 縫?
The radical of 縫 is 糹, which carries the idea of "silk". Dictionaries list 縫 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 縫?
縫 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 缝, used in mainland China and Singapore.
How is 裁缝 pronounced and what does it mean?
It is read cáiféng, with second tone féng because it relates to the act of sewing. Besides meaning to tailor clothing, it is commonly used to mean a tailor.
What does 天衣无缝 mean and how is it used?
天衣无缝 (tiānyīwúfèng) literally means heavenly clothes with no seams. It describes something flawless, such as a perfect plan or a performance with no gaps, for example 他的计划天衣无缝 (His plan was flawless).