缝 meaning and stroke order
To sew; to stitch
How to write 缝, stroke by stroke
13 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 缝
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to sew
- to stitch
- seam
- crack
- narrow slit
How 缝 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Thread.
纟 gives the meaning and 逢 hints at the sound.
Radical: 纟 (silk), shared by 143 characters on this site.
How to remember 缝
缝 combines 纟 (silk thread) with 逢 (féng), which gives the sound. Picture thread meeting cloth: when you sew with thread, the two edges meet and leave a seam.
Read féng as a verb meaning to sew or stitch, as in 缝合 (fénghé) and 缝纫 (féngrèn). Read fèng as a noun meaning 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 say every 缝 with second tone, but the noun meaning crack or seam is fourth tone fèng, so 裂缝 is lièfèng, not lièféng. Also do not confuse 缝 with 逢 (féng, to meet), which lacks the thread radical 纟.
Common words with 缝
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 裂缝 | lièfèng | crack; crevice | HSK 7-9 |
| 缝合 | fénghé | to sew together; suture (in surgery) | HSK 7-9 |
| 裁缝 | cáiféng | to make an item of clothing; to tailor | |
| 缝隙 | fèngxì | small crack; chink | |
| 缝纫 | féngrèn | to sew | |
| 天衣无缝 | tiānyīwúfèng | lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless | |
| 缝针 | féngzhēn | to stitch fabric; (medicine) to sew up a wound or incision | |
| 缝线 | féngxiàn | sewing thread; suture | |
| 缝制 | féngzhì | to sew; to make (clothes, bedding) | |
| 缝纫机 | féngrènjī | sewing machine | |
| 门缝 | ménfèng | slight gap between a door and its frame |
缝 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 缝
How many strokes are in 缝?
缝 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 缝 mean?
缝 (féng) means to sew; to stitch. A common word with it is 裂缝 (lièfèng), meaning "crack; crevice".
How do you pronounce 缝?
缝 has more than one reading: féng and fèng. The most common is féng, said in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 缝?
The radical of 缝 is 纟, which carries the idea of "silk". Dictionaries list 缝 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 缝?
The traditional form of 缝 is 縫. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 缝 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 缝 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 缝 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I know whether to read 缝 as féng or fèng?
Check its role in the sentence. If it is an action of sewing, it is féng. If it names a thing like a gap or seam, it is fèng.
What does 天衣无缝 mean and when is it used?
天衣无缝 (tiānyīwúfèng) literally means heavenly clothes with no seams. It describes a plan, lie, or piece of work that is flawless and has no weak points, for example 他的计划天衣无缝 (Tā de jìhuà tiānyīwúfèng), His plan was flawless.