缝 (féng): to sew, to stitch, seam
缝 (féng) is a Chinese character meaning “to sew.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 逢 (phonetic). It ranks #1835 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 缝 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- to sew
- to stitch
- seam
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裂缝noun | liè fèng | crack |
| 缝合verb | féng hé | to sew together |
| 裁缝verb | cái féng | to make an item of clothing |
| 天衣无缝phrase | tiān yī wú fèng | lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom) |
| 缝纫verb | féng rèn | to sew |
| 缝隙noun | fèng xì | small crack |
| 缝制verb | féng zhì | to sew |
| 牙缝noun | yá fèng | gap between teeth |
| 缝纫机noun | féng rèn jī | sewing machine |
| 严丝合缝phrase | yán sī hé fèng | (idiom) to fit together snugly |
| 无缝adjective | wú fèng | seamless |
| 裁缝店noun | cái féng diàn | tailor's shop |
| 缝补verb | féng bǔ | to darn (clothing) |
| 夹缝noun | jiā fèng | crack |
| 缝衣针 | féng yī zhēn | sewing needle |
缝 appears in 50 compound words: 36 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 24 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 缝 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom); fig. to make the most of every opportunity
lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom); fig. to make the most of every opportunity
Example Sentences
学习缝字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí féng zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering the character "缝" requires repeated practice to write it neatly.
...美军战机 翁履中示警“空中绝对优势”现裂缝
. . . měi jūn zhàn jī wēng lǚ zhōng shì jǐng kōng zhōng jué duì yōu shì xiàn liè féng
...U.S. Warplanes: Weng Luchung Warns of Cracks in "Absolute Air Superiority"
百亿赌王林秉文遭枪杀照疯传 遗体疑有“缝合痕迹”
bǎi yì dǔ wáng lín bǐng wén zāo qiāng shā zhào fēng chuán yí tǐ yí yǒu féng gě hén jì
Photos of "Billionaire Gambler" Lin Bingwen's Shooting Go Viral; Suspected "Suture Marks" Found on His Body
我是讲解员丨一台缝纫机的长征
wǒ shì jiǎng jiě yuán 丨 yī tái féng 纫 jī de cháng zhēng
I am a docent丨The Long March of a sewing machine
无缝衔接保用工_光明网
wú féng xián jiē bǎo yòng gōng guāng míng wǎng
Seamless connection to ensure employment_Guangming.com
...人见证!中华队击溃韩国 球评:防守天衣无缝
. . . rén jiàn zhèng ! zhōng huá duì jī kuì hán guó qiú píng : fáng shǒu tiān yī wú féng
... People testify! The Chinese team defeated South Korea Commentary: The defense is seamless
你读给我听的时候，我就可以做缝纫了。
Nǐ dú gěi wǒ tīng de shíhou, wǒ jiù kěyǐ zuò féngrèn le.
While you are reading to me, I can do my sewing.
我用丝线缝了这条裙子。
Wǒ yòng sīxiàn féng le zhè tiáo qúnzi.
I sewed the dress with silk thread.
父亲总是让这位裁缝师为他做西装。
Fùqīn zǒngshì ràng zhèwèi cáifèngshī wèi tā zuò xīzhuāng.
Father always has the tailor make his suits.
我买了一台新的缝纫机。
Wǒ mǎi le yī tái xīn de féngrènjī.
I bought a new sewing machine.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 纟 (thread) component
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