silk; thread; trace

Character data

Radical ⽷ (120.6)
Strokes 12
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

絲 sī
  1. 1. silk
  2. 2. thread
  3. 3. trace
  4. 4. classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc
  5. 5. (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
  6. 6. CL tiáo

Words containing 絲

Word Meaning
filament (in a lightbulb)
raw silk
shredded ginger
illness comes fast but heals very slowly
pure silk; silk
Himalayan swiftlet bird species
Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer
see also wū gǔ jī; silkie; silky fowl
fan (loanword); enthusiast for sb or sth
tiny bit; a jot; whisker
to not move a single jot (idiom)
erhua variant of wén sī
spinning; to spin synthetic fiber; to spin silk
red-billed starling bird
spinneret
headscarf; kerchief; silk neckband
ribbon
cypress
the slightest amount or degree; a bit
precise to the finest detail
serine (Ser), an amino acid
thread-like
filament
luffa (loofah)
Trichoplax adhaerens (biology)