Chinese Word: 缝 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

缝 (Trad.: 縫)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic:逢 indicates the sound; 纟 (thread) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 纟 [ sī ] silk; thread
- 逢 [ féng ] to happen to meet; chance meeting, coincidence

Similar Characters: 蓬篷槰

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Pinyin: fèng

English Definition:seam; crack; narrow slit; Classifiers: 道

Chinese Definition:
①空隙，裂开或自然露出的窄长口子：缝子。缝隙。裂缝。见缝插针。
②缝合的地方：天衣无缝。

Example Words:

缝隙	fèng xì	small crack; chink
裂缝	liè fèng	crack; crevice; Classifiers: 道
牙缝	yá fèng	gap between teeth
夹缝	jiā fèng	crack; crevice
天衣无缝	tiān yī wú fèng	lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless

Pinyin: féng

English Definition:to sew; to stitch

Chinese Definition:
①用针线连缀：缝纫。缝缀。缝制。缝补。缝连。裁缝。

Example Words:

缝纫机	féng rèn jī	sewing machine; Classifiers: 架
缝合	féng hé	to sew together; suture (in surgery); to sew up (a wound)
缝纫	féng rèn	to sew; tailoring
缝补	féng bǔ	to darn (clothing); to sew and mend
裁缝HSK 6	cái féng	tailor; dressmaker

1		shāng kǒu 伤口 xū yào 需要 féng hé 缝合。 The wound needs to be stitched.
2		wǒ 我 de 的 wài tào 外套 shàng 上 yǒu yī gè 有一个 kòu zi 扣子 xū yào 需要 fèng 缝。 My coat has a button that needs to be sewn on.
3		quán shuǐ 泉水 cóng 从 shí fèng 石缝 lǐ 里 liú chū 流出， qīng chè 清澈 jiàn 见 dǐ 底。 The spring water flow out from the cracks in the rocks, clear and transparent.
4		tā 他 qiāng 将 xiàn 线 chuān guò 穿过 yī gēn 一根 zhēn yǎn 针眼， kāi shǐ 开始 féng zhì 缝制 yī fu 衣服。 He threaded the needle and started sewing the clothes.
5		tā 她 zài 在 féng zhì 缝制 máo yī 毛衣 shí 时 shǐ yòng 使用 le 了 dà 大 kuài 块 de 的 bù liào 布料。 She used a large piece of fabric when sewing the sweater.

1		shāng kǒu 伤口 xū yào 需要 féng hé 缝合。 The wound needs to be stitched.
2		wǒ 我 de 的 wài tào 外套 shàng 上 yǒu yī gè 有一个 kòu zi 扣子 xū yào 需要 fèng 缝。 My coat has a button that needs to be sewn on.
3		quán shuǐ 泉水 cóng 从 shí fèng 石缝 lǐ 里 liú chū 流出， qīng chè 清澈 jiàn 见 dǐ 底。 The spring water flow out from the cracks in the rocks, clear and transparent.
4		tā 他 qiāng 将 xiàn 线 chuān guò 穿过 yī gēn 一根 zhēn yǎn 针眼， kāi shǐ 开始 féng zhì 缝制 yī fu 衣服。 He threaded the needle and started sewing the clothes.
5		tā 她 zài 在 féng zhì 缝制 máo yī 毛衣 shí 时 shǐ yòng 使用 le 了 dà 大 kuài 块 de 的 bù liào 布料。 She used a large piece of fabric when sewing the sweater.