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丝
絲
sī
1. silk
2. thread
3. trace
4. CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]]
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

丝
sī
silk, fine thread; wire; strings
HSK 5 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

屌丝
diǎosī
loser (Internet slang)
厂丝
chǎngsī
filature silk
微丝
wēisī
microfilament
慕丝
mùsī
mousse (loanword)
抽丝
chōusī
to spin silk
拔丝
básī
wire drawing
摩丝
mósī
hair mousse (loanword)
柘丝
zhèsī
silk from worms fed on [[柘<zhè>]] leaves
椰丝
yēsī
shredded coconut
游丝
yóusī
gossamer
焊丝
hànsī
welding wire
熟丝
shúsī
silk raw material (prepared by boiling in soap)
灯丝
dēngsī
filament (in a lightbulb)
生丝
shēngsī
raw silk
真丝
zhēnsī
silk
粉丝
fěnsī
bean vermicelli
纹丝
wénsī
tiny bit
纺丝
fǎngsī
to spin synthetic fiber
丝巾
sījīn
headscarf
丝带
sīdài
ribbon

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,025
Word Frequency Rank
821 of 84,292

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