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Chinese symbol for “darn”

缝补
féng bǔ
Traditional: 縫補
to darn (clothing); to sew and mend

The closest CC-CEDICT match for darn is 缝补 (féng bǔ), defined as: to darn (clothing); to sew and mend.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

缝 féng
to sew, to mend
radical 120 ⽷ · 13 strokes
补 bǔ
to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
radical 145 ⾐ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “darn”

WordPinyinMeaning
织补 (織補)zhī bǔdarning; to darn
糟了zāo legosh!; oh no!

Related words

Other words that share a character with 缝补.

WordPinyinMeaning
裂缝 (裂縫)liè fèngcrack; crevice
缝隙 (縫隙)fèng xìsmall crack; chink
裁缝 (裁縫)cái féngto make an item of clothing; to tailor
无缝 (無縫)wú fèngseamless
缝合 (縫合)féng héto sew together; suture (in surgery)
补充 (補充)bǔ chōngto replenish; to supplement
补偿 (補償)bǔ chángto compensate; to make up
补助 (補助)bǔ zhùto subsidize; subsidy

See also: Japanese symbol for “darn”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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