Chinese Word: 缲 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

缲 (Trad.: 繰)

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 糸

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

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Pinyin: qiāo

English Definition: hem with invisible stitches
Chinese Definition:
①做衣服边儿或带子时藏着针脚的缝法：缲边儿。
Pinyin: sāo

English Definition: to reel silk from cocoons
Chinese Definition:
①同“缫”。

1		zhōng guó 中国 chéng wéi 成为 dì sān 第三 gè 个 fā 发 shuò 硕 qiāo 缲 rén 人 háng tiān fēi jī 航天飞机 de 的 guó jiā 国家 zhēn shi 真是 hěn 很 liǎo bù qǐ 了不起。 It's amazing (that) China became the third country that launched a manned spacecraft.
2		suī rán 虽然 zhēn jì 针迹 bú shì 不是 zuì 最 láo gù 牢固， dàn 但 àn fèng 暗缝 qiāo 缲 biān xiàn 边线 jì 迹 zài 在 yī piàn 衣片 de 的 zhèng fǎn miàn 正反面 dōu 都 kàn 看 bú jiàn 不见。 Though not the strongest of stitches, the slip hem is invisible on both right and wrong sides of the garment.