纫 meaning and stroke order
To sew, to stitch; to thread a needle
How to write 纫, stroke by stroke
6 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 纫
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to thread (a needle)
- (bound form) to sew; to stitch
- (literary) very grateful
How 纫 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. To thread 纟 a needle 刃; 刃 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 纟 (silk), shared by 143 characters on this site.
How to remember 纫
Picture silk thread 纟 being pushed through the sharp point of a blade 刃 (rèn), like threading a needle. 刃 also gives the sound, so 纫 is read rèn too.
纫 rarely stands alone in modern speech. You mostly meet it in 缝纫 (féngrèn, to sew) and 缝纫机 (féngrènjī, sewing machine), or in the phrase 纫针 (rèn zhēn, to thread a needle). Example: 我妈妈有一台缝纫机。(Wǒ māma yǒu yì tái féngrènjī.) My mom has a sewing machine.
Common mistake: Learners often write 纫 as 级 or confuse its right side with 刀 (dāo). The right part is 刃, which has an extra dot on the blade. Also keep the fourth tone rèn, the same as 刃 and 认 (rèn).
Common words with 纫
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
纫 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 纫
How many strokes are in 纫?
纫 is written with 6 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 纫 mean?
纫 (rèn) means to sew, to stitch; to thread a needle. A common word with it is 缝纫 (féngrèn), meaning "to sew".
How do you pronounce 纫?
纫 is pronounced rèn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 纫?
The radical of 纫 is 纟, which carries the idea of "silk". Dictionaries list 纫 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 纫?
The traditional form of 纫 is 紉. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 纫 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 缝 and 纫?
缝 (féng) is the everyday verb for sewing, as in 缝衣服 (féng yīfu, to sew clothes). 纫 is mainly a bound form used in 缝纫, and on its own it means threading a needle.
Why does 纫 also mean grateful?
In literary Chinese, 纫 can express deep gratitude, seen in old polite phrases in letters. This sense is rare today, so you only need to recognize it when reading classical or formal texts.