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纴

rèn

Character Traditional 紝

What 纴 means

1. to weave
2. to lay warp for weaving
3. silk thread for weaving
4. variant of 纫, to sew
5. to stitch
6. thread

Words starting with 纴

• 纴织rèn zhīto weave

Words containing 纴

• 织纴zhī rènspinning and weaving

Characters built on 壬

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

• 任rènto assign; to appoint; to take up a post
• 饪rèncooked food; to cook (until ready)
• 妊rènpregnant; pregnancy
• 衽rèn(literary) overlapping part of Chinese gown; lapel; sleeping mat

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
• 纫to thread (a needle); (bound form) to sew; to stitch; (literary) very grateful
• 轫brake
• 衽(literary) overlapping part of Chinese gown; lapel; sleeping mat
• 牣fill up; to stuff
• 讱(literary) slow in speech