纺 (fǎng) — to spin (fibers into thread or yarn)
Definition
verb
to spin (fibers into thread or yarn)
Easily confused
- 妨fānglook-alike(bound morpheme) to hinder, to impede, to obstruct
- 访fǎnglook-alike(bound form) to visit, to call on
- 坊fānglook-alike(bound form) small workshop / mill
- 仿fǎnglook-aliketo imitate, to copy
- 防fánglook-aliketo prevent; to guard against; to protect against
- 彷fǎnglook-alikeused in the compounds 彷徨 (to hesitate) and 彷徉 (to roam)
Examples
- 纺。Tā zhèng zài yòng fǎng chē fǎng xiàn.She is spinning thread with a spinning wheel.
- 纺。Zhè zhǒng mián huā hěn róng yì fǎng chéng shā.This type of cotton is easy to spin into yarn.
- 纺。Gǔ dài rén men yòng shǒu gōng fǎng shā zhī bù.In ancient times, people spun yarn and wove cloth by hand.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 紡; 纺 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
The traditional form 紡 uses 糸 to show silk and 方 for the sound; the simplified 纺 is a later abbreviation.
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