细(xì)

HSK 48 strokesTrad. 細

thin or slender

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Character information

Pinyin
xì
Meaning
thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
細

Origin & structure

Where 细 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰纟田

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

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

Made of

纟sī田tián

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 细 step by step

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

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Words with 细

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

zǐ仔xì细
HSK 5

careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out; (dialect) thrifty…

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bèi备xì细

details; particulars

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jiān奸xì细

a spy; a crafty person

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shì事wú无jù巨xì细

lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)

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yà亚xì细yà亚

Asia

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dī低shēng声xì细yǔ语

in a whisper

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qīng倾ěr耳xì细tīng听

to prick up one's ear and listen carefully

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luǎn卵mǔ母xì细bāo胞

(biology) oocyte; ovocyte

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丈与严临之乎亚企

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仔备奸事无巨亚低

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