缝
féng , fèng · HSK 7
to sew
🪡 纟(thread) + 逢 (meet) — thread meets cloth to sew a seam
The 纟 radical marks thread/silk words; 逢 (féng, to meet) supplies the sound. Two pronunciations split the senses: féng = the verb to sew/stitch, fèng = the noun seam/crack where edges meet.
缝 — silk radical 糹 + meet 逢 (phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The silk radical 糹 signals thread and sewing, while 逢 (féng, 'to meet') gives the sound and hints at bringing edges together. Originally meaning 'to sew/stitch,' it later extended to 'seam' and 'crack' (read fèng).