纺织 (fǎng zhī) — to spin and weave; to produce textiles | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A technical/industry term meaning 'to spin and weave; to produce textiles', covering the whole textile-making process. Used in factory, manufacturing, and trade contexts rather than everyday speech.

verb

to spin and weaveto produce textiles

Examples

纺织。
Zhè jiā gōng chǎng zhǔ yào fǎng zhī mián bù.
This factory mainly weaves cotton cloth.
纺织，。
Tā fǎng zhī le yì zhěng tiān, zhōng yú wán chéng le.
She spun and wove all day and finally finished.
纺织。
Gǔ dài rén men yòng shǒu gōng fǎng zhī.
Ancient people spun and wove by hand.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

纺 means spin and 织 means weave: spin and weave.

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 紡; 纺 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

方

方fāng紡fǎng

Same sound today

The traditional form 紡 uses 糸 to show silk and 方 for the sound; the simplified 纺 is a later abbreviation.

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 織; 织 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

戠

戠zhí織zhī

Same sound today

The traditional form 織 uses 糸, silk, with 戠 for the sound. The simplified 织 is a later shorthand.

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