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

丝盘虫 sī pán chóng Trichoplax adhaerens (biology)
丝绦 sī tāo silk waistband
丝丝小雨 sī sī xiǎo yǔ fine drizzle
丝绸古路 sī chóu gǔ lù the ancient Silk Road; see also 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4]
丝绸织物 sī chóu zhī wù silk fabric
丝绵 sī mián silk floss; down
丝缕 sī lǚ silk thread
丝织品 sī zhī pǐn item made from woven silk or rayon
丝织物 sī zhī wù woven silk fabric
丝足 sī zú feet and legs in silk stockings (especially in the massage context)
丝路 sī lù the Silk Road; abbr. for 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4]
丝雨 sī yǔ drizzle; fine rain
经丝彩色显花 jīng sī cǎi sè xiǎn huā warp brocade; woven fabric with single woof but colored warp
缂丝 kè sī kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design
缠丝玛瑙 chán sī mǎ nǎo sardonyx (gemstone of brown-white striped chalcedony)
肉丝 ròu sī shredded meat; shredded pork
艾格尼丝・史沫特莱 ài gé ní sī ・ shǐ mò tè lái Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side
花丝 huā sī stalk (filament) of stamen
菟丝子 tù sī zǐ dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine)
葫芦丝 hú lú sī hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
蕾丝 lěi sī lace (loanword) (textiles)
蕾丝花边 lěi sī huā biān lace border (loanword)
蕾丝边 lěi sī biān lesbian (slang) (loanword)
藕断丝连 ǒu duàn sī lián lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
螺丝母 luó sī mǔ nut (female component of nut and bolt)
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