纺 fǎng to spin
to spin; to weave; to reel
怎么记住“纺”: 纟 silk + 方 direction = to spin. Grandma draws silk from the cocoons, turns the wheel in the same direction again and again, and teaches her granddaughter to spin.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
纺 = 纟 silk + 方 direction
- 纟 silk meaning
- 方 direction sound
Grandma draws silk from the cocoons, turns the wheel in the same direction again and again, and teaches her granddaughter to spin.
How it came to be
Silk gives the meaning and the sign for direction the sound.
用法
- To spin/weave: 纺织 (fǎngzhī) spinning and weaving (纺织业 the textile industry), 纺纱 (fǎngshā) to spin yarn, 纺车 (fǎngchē) a spinning wheel.
- 混纺 (hùnfǎng) means blended fabric. A textile-manufacturing term.