缝合

縫合

fénghé

verb HSK 7-9 #7,644

Meanings

1 to suture
2 to stitch up
3 to sew together

Characters

to sew; to stitch

to close; to join

Literally 'sew together' - stitching a wound closed

Examples

HSK 6

医生给他缝合了伤口。

Yīshēng gěi tā fénghé le shāngkǒu.

The doctor sutured his wound.

HSK 6

这个伤口需要缝合。

Zhège shāngkǒu xūyào fénghé.

This wound needs stitches.

Tips

usage

缝合 is primarily a medical term for suturing wounds. For general sewing of clothes, just use 缝 alone.

Stroke Order

缝 féng

合 hé