How to Write 绗 (háng) — Meaning “To quilt or stitch.”

Think of the pinyin 'háng' sounding like 'hang' — imagine you are hanging a heavy quilt on a line to sew it with thread (纟). The right part 行 looks like a needle walking in a straight row across the fabric. This visual helps link the character to quilting.

Write the left radical 纟 first with 3 strokes, keeping it narrow. Then the right part 行 (6 strokes) should be slightly wider, and take care to write the two horizontal lines in 行 evenly spaced. A common mistake is making the right part too large or tilting the strokes of 行.

Although all three share the same silk radical 纟, their right parts differ: 行 in 绗 gives the meaning of quilting, 韦 in 纬 means 'weft thread' (horizontal thread in weaving), and 云 in 纭 means 'numerous' or 'disorderly'. Visually, 绗 has two left-leaning strokes on top of the right side, while 纬 has a vertical stroke with a hook, and 纭 has a simple cloud-like shape.

绗 appears mainly in sewing and textile contexts, such as 绗缝 (quilting) and 绗棉 (quilted cotton). It is common in descriptions of winter clothing like quilted jackets, but it is not part of everyday HSK vocabulary. Culturally, 绗缝 craft is traditional in China for making warm padded garments.

Common words containing 绗 include: 绗缝 (háng fèng) — To quilt or quilting.; 绗棉 (háng mián) — Quilted cotton.; 绗线 (háng xiàn) — Quilting stitch or thread..