綴 (zhuì) - To sew, mend, patch & to link, connect

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zhuì ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

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綴 · zhuì

To sew, mend, patch;

to link, connect;

to compose, write;

to decorate, adorn.

To sew, mend, patchto link, connectto compose, write

Usage highlights

To mend clothesTo compose writingTo connect togetherTo decorate withTo patch upPrefix

Synonyms

  • 缝— to sew, stitch
  • 连— to connect, link
  • 编— to compile, edit

Antonyms

  • 拆— to dismantle, take apart
  • 断— to break, sever

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • She mended the torn clothes (缀衣服).
  • The writer composed a beautiful poem (缀文).
  • The path connects the two villages (缀连).
  • The necklace was adorned with pearls (缀满珍珠).

Collocations

  • To mend clothes(缀衣)
  • To compose writing(缀文)
  • To connect together(缀连)
  • To decorate with(缀饰)
  • To patch up(缀补)
  • Prefix(前缀)

Idioms

  • To link words to form a sentence(缀辞连句)
  • To patch up and mend(补缀)
  • Continuous without interruption(缀缀不绝)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally depicted sewing or mending fabric, later extended to literary composition and logical connection.
  • In linguistics, used to form terms for affixes (前缀, 后缀) in word formation.
  • Represents the concept of joining discrete elements into a coherent whole.

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