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纫

rèn

Character Traditional 紉

What 纫 means

1. to thread (a needle)
2. bound formto sew; to stitch
3. literaryvery grateful

Example sentences

• 我买了一台新的缝纫机。
  Wǒ mǎi le yī tái xīn de féngrènjī.
  I bought a new sewing machine.
• 妈妈把她的缝纫机给我了。
  Māma bǎ tā de féngrènjī gěi wǒ le.
  My mother gave me her sewing machine.
• 这个孤独的病人从缝纫中得到乐趣。
  Zhège gūdú de bìngrén cóng féngrèn zhōng dédào lèqù.
  This lonely patient takes pleasure from sewing.
• 你读给我听的时候，我就可以做缝纫了。
  Nǐ dú gěi wǒ tīng de shíhou, wǒ jiù kěyǐ zuò féngrèn le.
  While you are reading to me, I can do my sewing.

Words starting with 纫

• 纫佩rèn pèi(literary) to esteem (sb's virtues) profoundly; to feel deep gratitude (for sb's kindness)
• 纫针rèn zhēnto thread a needle

Words containing 纫

• 缝纫机féng rèn jīsewing machine
• 缝纫féng rènto sew

Characters built on 刃

These share the phonetic component 刃 (rèn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 忍rěnto bear; to endure; to tolerate
• 韧rènannealed; pliable but strong; tough
• 轫rènbrake
• 仞rènunit of length used in ancient times, equal to 7 or 8 Chinese feet 尺

Characters that look like 纫

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 初chū(bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early…
• 纺fǎngto spin (cotton or hemp etc); fine woven silk fabric
• 妞niūgirl
• 妍yánbeautiful
• 佃diànto rent farmland from a landlord
• 邬Wūsurname Wu; ancient place name

Sounds the same

Read rèn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 认to recognize; to know; to admit
• 任to assign; to appoint; to take up a post
• 韧annealed; pliable but strong; tough
• 饪cooked food; to cook (until ready)
• 刃edge of blade
• 仞unit of length used in ancient times, equal to 7 or 8 Chinese feet 尺
• 妊pregnant; pregnancy
• 轫brake
• 衽(literary) overlapping part of Chinese gown; lapel; sleeping mat
• 牣fill up; to stuff
• 讱(literary) slow in speech
• 鵀hoopoe