缲
繰qiāo
#7,282 most
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hem with invisible stitches
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
缲 first meant colored silk that tied jade on the ruler's crown. 纟 silk is the meaning part, and 喿 sào gives the sound. Read qiāo, it was borrowed for a hidden-stitch sewing method; read sāo, it was borrowed for reeling silk from cocoons.
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