Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to sew; to stitch; crack; seam

Chinese: 缝合;另一个读音指缝隙。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “feng” becomes a different word in each tone. 缝 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 裁缝cái féngto make an item of clothing; to tailor
  • 裂缝liè fèngcrack; crevice
  • 缝合féng héto sew together; suture (in surgery); to sew up (a wound)
  • 中缝zhōng fèngvertical space in a newspaper between two attached pages; vertical line on the back of clothing
  • 缝子fèng zicrack; chink; narrow slit; crevice

Example Sentence

妈妈帮我缝好了掉了的纽扣。Mā ma bāng wǒ féng hǎo le diào le de niǔ kòu.Mom sewed back on the button that had fallen off.

妈妈Mā mamamabāngto helpIféngto sewhǎogoodle(completed action)diàoto fallle(completed action)deof纽扣niǔ kòubutton