缝 (fèng) — seam; crack; narrow slit
Definition
Read fèng: a noun for a seam, crack, or narrow slit — the physical gap itself. (As a verb, féng means 'to sew'.) 裂缝 emphasizes a crack that has opened in a surface; 缝 is the gap or seam in general.
verb
seamcracknarrow slit
Measure word · 道
Examples
- 缝，。Zhè dào fèng hěn xì, jī hū kàn bú jiàn.This crack is very thin, almost invisible.
- 。Tā bǎ zhǐ tiáo sāi jìn mén fèng lǐ.He stuffed the note into the crack of the door.
- 缝，。Yī fu de fèng kāi xiàn le, xū yào fèng yí xià.The seam of the clothes has come undone and needs to be sewn.
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 縫; 缝 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mì
The traditional form 縫 pairs 糸 with 逢; 逢 gives the sound, and 糸 fits the sense. The simplified 缝 is a shorthand.
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