纺
to spin (cotton or hemp etc); fine woven silk fabric
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,817 U+7EBA
How 纺 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
纟 (semantic, “thread”) + 方 (phonetic, fāng)
How to remember it
spin · Heisig RSH #2383
thread + compass
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 方
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 方 (fāng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 方 sound component | fāng | square, rectangle; side; region; flag |
| 放 | fàng | to release, to liberate, to free |
| 房 | fáng | building, house, room |
| 防 | fáng | to protect, to defend, to guard against |
| 访 | fǎng | to visit; to inquire, to ask |
| 旁 | páng | side; beside, close, nearby |
| 仿 | fǎng | to imitate, to copy; fake; as if |
| 坊 | fāng | neighborhood, district, community; street, lane; mill |
| 芳 | fāng | fragrant; beautiful, virtuous |
| 肪 | fáng | animal fat |
| 妨 | fáng | damage, harm; to impede, to obstruct; to undermine |
| 邡 | fāng | a district in Sichuan province |
| 彷 | páng | similar, alike; to resemble |
| 舫 | fǎng | yacht, fancy boat |
| 昉 | fǎng | dawn, daybreak; to appear |
| 鲂 | fáng | bream |
| 钫 | fāng | francium |
Words containing 纺
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 纺织工业 | fǎng zhī gōng yè | textile industry |
| 纺织物 | fǎng zhī wù | textile material |
| 纺织品 | fǎng zhī pǐn | textile; fabrics |
| 家纺 | jiā fǎng | home textiles (bedding, towels, curtains, table linen etc) |
| 纺车 | fǎng chē | spinning wheel |
| 纺织厂 | fǎng zhī chǎng | textile factory; cotton mill |
| 纺织娘 | fǎng zhī niáng | katydid; long-horned grasshopper |
| 雪纺 | xuě fǎng | (loanword) chiffon |
| 纺轮 | fǎng lún | spinning wheel |
| 纺丝 | fǎng sī | to spin synthetic fiber; to spin silk; spinning; filature |
| 纺织 | fǎng zhī | spinning and weaving |
| 混纺 | hùn fǎng | mixed fabric; blended fabric |
| 纺纱 | fǎng shā | to spin (cotton, wool etc); spinning |
| 纺锤 | fǎng chuí | spindle |