缝
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seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4]
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
sew · Heisig RSH #2585
thread + 逢 chance upon
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 缝
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天衣无缝 | lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless | |
| 缝衣工人 | needleworker | |
| 金头缝叶莺 | (bird species of China) mountain tailorbird (Phyllergates cuculatus) | |
| 无缝连接 | seamless connection | |
| 长尾缝叶莺 | (bird species of China) common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) | |
| 缝合带 | suture zone (geology) | |
| 衣服缝边 | hem | |
| 牙缝儿 | gap between teeth | |
| 黑喉缝叶莺 | (bird species of China) dark-necked tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis) | |
| 缝子 | crack; chink; narrow slit; crevice | |
| 中缝 | vertical space in a newspaper between two attached pages; vertical line on the back of clo… | |
| 无缝 | seamless | |
| 手缝 | to sew by hand; hand-sewn | |
| 分缝 | part (in one's hair) | |
| 门缝 | slight gap between a door and its frame | |
| 合缝 | (of doors, windows etc) to fit snugly when closed; to close nicely | |
| 缝合 | to sew together; suture (in surgery); to sew up (a wound) | |
| 缝线 | sewing thread; suture | |
| 严丝合缝 | (idiom) to fit together snugly; to dovetail perfectly | |
| 缝制 | to sew; to make (clothes, bedding) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 逢 — compare how they read.