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缝

Character

缝 féng · fèng

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

to sew; to join cloth or clothes with a needle and thread

Radical: 纟
Strokes: 13
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 纟逢
Traditional: 縫
Frequency: #2310 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

féngMain reading fèngReading 2 · HSK 7–9

féng

feng2Main readingHSK 7–9

to sew; to join cloth or clothes with a needle and thread
to stitch; to close a cut on the body with thread

Examples

妈妈会缝衣服。
mā ma huì féng yī fu
Mom can sew clothes.
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我在缝一条裙子。
wǒ zài féng yī tiáo qún zi
I am sewing a skirt.
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医生给我缝了三针。
yī shēng gěi wǒ féng le sān zhēn
The doctor gave me three stitches.
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Words that use “缝” as féng

缝合féng héto sew a cut or wound closedWordHSK 7–9 弥缝mí féngto cover up mistakes or crimesWord 手缝shǒu féngto sew by handWord 折缝zhé féngwelt seamWord 绗缝háng féngto quiltWord 缝制féng zhìto sewWord 缝穷féng qióngto sew and mend clothes for a pittanceWord 缝絍féng rènto sewWord

fèng

feng4Reading 2HSK 7–9

seam CC-CEDICT
crack CC-CEDICT
narrow slit CC-CEDICT

Words that use “缝” as fèng

裂缝liè fènga crackWordHSK 7–9 中缝zhōng fèngvertical space in a newspaper between two attached pagesWord 分缝fēn fèngpartWord 勾缝gōu fèngto point a brick wallWord 合缝hé fèng(of doors, windows etc) to fit snugly when closedWord 夹缝jiā fèngcrackWord 接缝jiē fèngseamWord 搭缝dā fèngoverlaid seamWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 缝

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Same radical 纟

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经jīng 给gěi 线xiàn 结jié 统tǒng 组zǔ 约yuē 级jí 维wéi 纪jì 红hóng 纳nà