丝(sī)

HSK 7-95 strokesTrad. 絲

silk

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Character information

Pinyin
sī
Meaning
silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
絲

Origin & structure

Where 丝 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⿰？？一

Simplified form of 絲, two threads

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

一yī

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 絲: Finely-layered 糹silk 糸;  糹 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 丝 step by step

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Words with 丝

Common words using 丝 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fěn粉sī丝
HSK 7-9

bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles

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kè刻sī丝

variant of 缂丝

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tǔ吐sī丝

(of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk

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diǎo屌sī丝

loser (Internet slang)

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yī一sī丝yī一háo毫

one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit

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yī一sī丝bù不guà挂

not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked

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yī一sī丝bù不gǒu苟

not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules

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bǎo保xiǎn险sī丝

fuse wire

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From 丝’s common words

粉刻吐屌一毫不挂

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