纫 (rèn) is a Chinese character meaning “to thread a needle”. It is written from 纟 (silk; thread (left-side form)) and 刃 (blade; knife edge), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
Build the character for “to thread a needle; to sew”
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Structure
纟 + 刃
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字: 紉，單繩也。从糸刃聲
Memory aid
Thread (纟) meets a blade (刃): the two things a hand holds when sewing — and 刃 rèn also tells you how 纫 rèn sounds.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 缝纫féng rènto sew; sewing纫 = rèn
Go deeper
All readings
to thread a needle
to thread a needle; to sew; to stitch
把线穿过针眼；引申为缝合、缝制。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 缝纫féng rènto sew; sewing纫 = rèn
Sound component
刃 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 纫 mean?
纫 (rèn) means to thread a needle; to sew; to stitch.
How do you pronounce 纫?
It is pronounced rèn.
What parts is 纫 made of?
纟 (silk; thread (left-side form)) and 刃 (blade; knife edge), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字: 紉，單繩也。从糸刃聲. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 纫 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 纫?
纟. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 纫?
Common ones are 缝纫. The reading of 纫 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.