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

WORDS

柘丝 zhè sī silk from worms fed on 柘[zhe4] leaves
椰丝 yē sī shredded coconut
水丝 shuǐ sī (silver) of low purity; low grade
永不生锈的螺丝钉 yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng a "screw that never rusts" — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1], to whom the metaphor is attributed
游丝 yóu sī gossamer; hairspring
焊丝 hàn sī welding wire
无丝分裂 wú sī fēn liè amitosis
熔断丝 róng duàn sī fuse wire
熟丝 shú sī silk raw material (prepared by boiling in soap)
生丝 shēng sī raw silk
生姜丝 shēng jiāng sī shredded ginger
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝 bìng lái rú shān dǎo ， bìng qù rú chōu sī sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
短嘴金丝燕 duǎn zuǐ jīn sī yàn (bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)
碧昂丝 bì áng sī Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer
竹丝鸡 zhú sī jī black-boned chicken; silky fowl; silkie; Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson; see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1]
纹丝 wén sī tiny bit; a jot; whisker
纹丝儿 wén sī r erhua variant of 紋絲|纹丝[wen2 si1]
纺丝 fǎng sī to spin synthetic fiber; to spin silk; spinning; filature
丝光椋鸟 sī guāng liáng niǎo (bird species of China) red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus)
丝囊 sī náng spinneret
丝柏 sī bó cypress
丝毫不差 sī háo bù chā accurate to perfection (idiom); precise to the finest detail
丝氨酸 sī ān suān serine (Ser), an amino acid
丝状 sī zhuàng thread-like
丝状物 sī zhuàng wù filament
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