féng​rèn

sew

fèng, féng sew Simplified

Components

Meaning component
silk

thread

Sound component
féng come upon

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

rèn thread needle Simplified

To thread  a needle  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
silk
SoundMeaning component
rèn knife edge

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

fèng, féng sew Traditional

Components

Meaning component
silk

thread

Sound component
féng come upon

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbjowng(mə-)[b](r)oŋ
(~ *C.[b](r)oŋ)
sew
bjowngHC.[b](r)oŋ-sseam
Zhengzhangboŋ
boŋs
Unicodebhiong

說文解字

以鍼紩衣也。从糸逢聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

thread needle Traditional

To thread  a needle  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
silk
SoundMeaning component
rèn knife edge

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangnɯn

說文解字

繟繩也。从糸刃聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica