Keyword
to sew
- to mend
- Frequency
- #1936
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
fèng
Mnemonic
纟 (thread) gives the meaning and 逢 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
缝
to sew; to stitch
裂缝
crack; crevice
缝隙
small crack; chink
裁缝
to make an item of clothing; to tailor
无缝
seamless
缝
seam; crack; narrow slit
缝合
to sew together; suture (in surgery); to sew up (a wound)
缝纫机
sewing machine
天衣无缝
lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless
缝纫
to sew
夹缝
crack; crevice
裁缝
tailor; dressmaker
缝制
to sew; to make (clothes, bedding)
缝线
sewing thread; suture
门缝
slight gap between a door and its frame
接缝
seam; join; juncture
缝补
to darn (clothing); to sew and mend
牙缝
gap between teeth
缝针
to stitch fabric; (medicine) to sew up a wound or incision
见缝插针
lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
缝衣针
sewing needle
裁缝店
tailor's shop
裁缝师
tailor
严丝合缝
(idiom) to fit together snugly; to dovetail perfectly