Chinese symbol for “sew”
缝
féng
Traditional: 縫
to sew; to stitch
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sew is 缝 (féng), defined as: to sew; to stitch.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “sew”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 缀 (綴) | zhuì | to sew; to stitch together |
| 缝纫 (縫紉) | féng rèn | to sew |
| 缝制 (縫製) | féng zhì | to sew; to make (clothes, bedding) |
| 钩 (鉤) | gōu | to hook; to sew |
| 绲 (緄) | gǔn | cord; embroidered sash |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 缝.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裂缝 (裂縫) | liè fèng | crack; crevice |
| 缝隙 (縫隙) | fèng xì | small crack; chink |
| 裁缝 (裁縫) | cái féng | to make an item of clothing; to tailor |
| 无缝 (無縫) | wú fèng | seamless |
| 缝合 (縫合) | féng hé | to sew together; suture (in surgery) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sew”.
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.