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
dodder vine; its seeds in Chinese medicine
Chinese gourd reed flute
lace (loanword) (textiles)
lace border (loanword)
lesbian (slang) (loanword)
still tied after breakup; hard to cut ties
clue; tiny hints (of a secret); traces
screw
screwdriver
nut (female component of nut and bolt)
nut (female component of nut and bolt)
gemelli (corkscrew shaped pasta)
screwdriver
screw
auger; gimlet; screwdriver (cocktail)
river blindness parasite worm
onchocerciasis; river blindness
natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
(of eyes) bloodshot; wisps of blood; visible veins
Beatrix (name)
to walk a tightrope (literally or figuratively)
axoneme (long thread of nerve cell)
hot and sour shredded potato
edible-nest swiftlet
golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)