纺 fǎng — spin; weave · English

纺

fǎng

spin; weave

At a glance · 纺

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从糸，方声，本义为纺丝、纺纱。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为将丝麻纺成线。

Structure

形声字，从糸（意符，丝缕），方（fāng）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinfǎng

Radical纟

Strokes7

UnicodeU+7EBA

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English spin; weave To spin thread or weave.

Français filer; tisser Filer ou tisser.

Español hilar; tejer Hilar o tejer.

العربية يغزل؛ ينسج يغزل أو ينسج.

Русский прясть; ткать Прясть или ткать.

Common words

纺织fǎng zhītextile
纺fǎngspin

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