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Character Decomposition
Etymology
Simplified form of 絲, two threads
Meanings
silk
thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
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Words with 丝 478 total
to spin synthetic fiber · to spin silk · spinning · filature纺丝fǎng sībean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles · fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")粉丝fěn sīkesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design缂丝kè sīscrew螺丝luó sīdrizzle · fine rain丝雨sī yǔtraditional Chinese musical instruments · music丝竹sī zhú
Idioms with 丝 70 total Chain
lit. to bring cloth to trade for silk (idiom) · fig. to approach a woman with a gift; to engage in commercial transaction抱布贸丝bào bù mào sī(lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom) · (fig.) to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter抽丝剥茧chōu sī bō jiǎn
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