缝制 (féng zhì) — to sew, to stitch (clothes, bedding, etc.) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to sewto stitch (clothes, bedding, etc.)

Examples

缝制。
Tā huā le yí gè xīng qī féng zhì zhè jiàn qí páo.
She spent a week sewing this qipao.
缝制。
Zhè xiē bèi zi dōu shì shǒu gōng féng zhì de.
These quilts are all hand-sewn.
缝制。
Tā xué huì le féng zhì gè zhǒng bù liào.
He learned to sew various fabrics.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

缝 (sew) and 制 (make) together mean stitching and making clothes.

Characters in this word

Most 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 縫; 缝 is its simplified writing.

糹逢縫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹Written in full as糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

逢

逢féng縫fèng(r)

Same sound today

The traditional form 縫 pairs 糸 with 逢; 逢 gives the sound, and 糸 fits the sense. The simplified 缝 is a shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

朱朱zhūtree
刀刀dāoknife

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

Appears in

Crafts & Handiwork

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