纤(xiān)

HSK 7-96 strokesTrad. 纖
Readingsxiānqiàn

boatman's tow-rope

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Character information

Pinyin
xiān / qiàn
Meaning
boatman's tow-rope
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
纖

Origin & structure

Where 纤 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰纟千

In this compound, the meaning comes from 纟 (silk); 千 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

纟sī千qiān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 纤 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 纤

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

huà化xiān纤
HSK 7-9

man-made fiber (abbr. for 化学纤维)

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xiān纤wéi维
HSK 7-9

fiber

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guāng光xiān纤

optical fiber; fiber optics

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bō玻xiān纤

fiberglass; glass fiber (abbr. for 玻璃纤维)

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tàn碳xiān纤wéi维

carbon fiber

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shén神jīng经xiān纤wéi维

(anatomy) nerve fiber

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qiàn纤fū夫

burlak (barge hauler)

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xiān纤chén尘bù不rǎn染

see 一尘不染

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 纤’s common words

化维光玻碳神经夫

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