缝

féng · fèng

to sew · to stitch

Radical: 纟 Strokes: 13 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

红经线结约纳纸细维统级组

Same radical

红经线结约纳纸细维统级组练纪纤

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Character Decomposition

缝=纟+逢

Etymology

thread

Meanings2 pronunciations

féng

to sew

to stitch

fèng

seam

crack

narrow slit

CL:道 dào

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Words with 缝 91 total

to make an item of clothing · to tailor裁缝cái féng (of doors, windows etc) to fit snugly when closed; to close nicely合缝hé fèng crack · crevice · CL:道 dào裂缝liè fèng to squint眯缝mī feng seamless无缝wú fèng aperture隙缝xì fèng vertical space in a newspaper between two attached pages · vertical line on the back of clothing中缝zhōng fèng part (in one's hair)分缝fēn fèng to point a brick wall · to grout a tiled surface勾缝gōu fèng crack · crevice夹缝jiā fèng to cover up mistakes or crimes · to stitch up · to fix弥缝mí féng to sew by hand · hand-sewn手缝shǒu féng welt seam (doubled over and sewed again from topside)折缝zhé féng seam · join · juncture接缝jiē fèng overlaid seam搭缝dā fèng gap between teeth牙缝yá fèng narrow gap · slit窄缝zhǎi fèng to quilt绗缝háng féng to sew together · suture (in surgery) · to sew up (a wound)缝合féng hé crack · chink · narrow slit · crevice缝子fèng zi to sew and mend clothes for a pittance缝穷féng qióng to sew缝纫féng rèn to sew · to stitch缝絍féng rèn to patch together · to mend缝缀féng zhuì

Idioms with 缝 13 total Chain

lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch见缝插针jiàn fèng chā zhēn lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom) · fig. flawless天衣无缝tiān yī wú fèng (idiom) to fit together snugly; to dovetail perfectly严丝合缝yán sī hé fèng

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