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缝纫机 (féng rèn jī) — sewing machine

Definition

noun
sewing machine
Measure word · 台

Examples

  • 缝纫机。
    Tā mǎi le yì tái xīn féng rèn jī.
    She bought a new sewing machine.
  • 缝纫机，。
    Zhè tái féng rèn jī yòng le shí nián le, hái néng yòng.
    This sewing machine has been used for ten years and still works.
  • 缝纫机。
    Nǎi nai yòng féng rèn jī gěi wǒ zuò le yí jiàn yī fu.
    Grandma made me a piece of clothing using the sewing machine.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

缝纫sewing
缝fèngsew纫rènthread
联合Coordinate
机jīmachine

缝纫 (sewing) and 机 (machine) together name a machine used for sewing.

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.

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.

Open 缝 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree; wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
几
几jǐ机jī
Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

Open 机 →
Appears in
Crafts & HandiworkMiscellaneous Objects

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