fǎng

to spin (cotton or hemp etc)

fine woven silk fabric

silk thread (纟) + sound: fǎng (方) = to spin fiber into thread

The silk radical anchors the meaning in thread and textile work. 方 contributes the sound fǎng and does not carry a spinning meaning here.

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她每天坐在窗边线。

tā měi tiān zuò zài chuāng biān fǎng xiàn。

She sits by the window every day spinning thread.

奶奶年轻时学过棉花。

nǎi nai nián qīng shí xué guò fǎng mián huā。

Grandmother learned to spin cotton when she was young.

Words with 纺

雪纺

xuě fǎng

(loanword) chiffon

混纺

hùn fǎng

mixed fabric

纺纱

fǎng shā

to spin (cotton, wool etc)

纺丝

fǎng sī

to spin synthetic fiber

纺织

fǎng zhī

spinning and weaving

纺织品

fǎng zhī pǐn

textile

纺织娘

fǎng zhī niáng

katydid

纺织工业

fǎng zhī gōng yè

textile industry

纺织厂

fǎng zhī chǎng

textile factory

纺织物

fǎng zhī wù

textile material

纺车

fǎng chē

spinning wheel

纺轮

fǎng lún

spinning wheel

More characters with 纟

绿