缝 féng
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 逢 to happen to meet
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
缝
féng
to sew; to stitch
Character
Example phrases
- 祖母缝被面时总把针脚藏得很密，说这样才经得起多年使用。 Zǔmǔ féng bèimiàn shí zǒng bǎ zhēnjiǎo cáng de hěn mì, shuō zhèyàng cái jīngdeqǐ duō nián shǐyòng. When sewing quilt covers, Grandmother always hides the stitches very densely, saying that only then can they withstand years of use.
- 妈妈在灯下缝衣服，我在旁边写作业。 Māma zài dēng xià féng yīfu, wǒ zài pángbiān xiě zuòyè. Mum sews clothes under the lamp while I do my homework beside her.
- 衣服的扣子掉了，你能帮我缝上吗？ Yīfu de kòuzi diào le, nǐ néng bāng wǒ féng shàng ma? A button has come off my clothes. Can you sew it back on for me?
Related words
- 裁缝 cáifeng tailor
- 缝合 fénghé to sew up; to stitch together; to suture
- 缝 fèng crack; gap; seam
- 裂缝 lièfèng crack; fissure
- 编织 biānzhī to weave; to knit; to construct
- 裹 guǒ to wrap; to envelop
- 裁 cái to cut; to reduce; to dismiss staff
- 点火 diǎnhuǒ to ignite; to light; ignition
- 掰 bāi to break off with the hands; to bend apart
- 烘 hōng to bake; to heat by fire
- 糊 hú to paste; to plaster; to stick on
- 烘干 hōnggān to dry by heating