丝 sī

silk; fine thread; wire; strings

HSK 5 #1026

DEFINITIONS

  • silk
  • fine thread
  • wire
  • strings
  • silk
  • thread
  • trace
  • (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
  • CL:條|条[tiao2]
  • classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc

STROKES

丝 stroke order diagram
丝 stroke order animation

WORDS

真丝 zhēn sī silk; pure silk
严丝合缝 yán sī hé fèng to fit tightly (idiom); to join seamlessly; to fit snugly
爱莉丝 ài lì sī Iris (name)
血丝 xuè sī wisps of blood; visible veins; (of eyes) bloodshot
抽丝 chōu sī to spin silk
丝网 sī wǎng silk screen; screen (printing)
青丝 qīng sī fine black hair; dried plum (sliced, as cake ingredient)
吐丝 tǔ sī (of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk
灯丝 dēng sī filament (in a lightbulb)
蚕丝 cán sī natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
金丝燕 jīn sī yàn Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup
钢丝绳 gāng sī shéng hawser; steel rope
摩丝 mó sī hair mousse (loanword)
螺丝帽 luó sī mào nut (female component of nut and bolt)
铜丝 tóng sī copper wire
人造丝 rén zào sī rayon
丝竹 sī zhú traditional Chinese musical instruments; music
丝绸之路 sī chóu zhī lù the Silk Road
菌丝 jūn sī mycelium; hypha
钢丝锯 gāng sī jù jigsaw (saw with steel wire blade)
一丝不挂 yī sī bù guà not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked; without a stitch of clothing; in one's birthday suit
干煸土豆丝 gān biān tǔ dòu sī dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish)
克丝钳子 kè sī qián zi wire cutting pincers
冷丝丝 lěng sī sī a bit chilly
切成丝 qiē chéng sī to grate; to shred (vegetable)
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