Chinese Word: 纤 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

纤 (Trad.: 縴, 纖)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic:千 indicates the sound; 纟 (silk) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 纟 [ sī ] silk; thread
- 千 [ qiān ] thousand; many, numerous; very

Similar Characters: 迁纡

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Pinyin: qiàn

English Definition:boatman's tow-rope

Example Words:

纤夫	qiàn fū	burlak (barge hauler)
古纤道	gǔ qiàn dào	Old Towpath along the Grand Canal in Zhejiang Province
纤道	qiàn dào	towpath (along a canal)

Pinyin: xiān

English Definition:fine; delicate; minute

Chinese Definition:
①细小：纤人(卑鄙的小人)。纤介(细微，细小。亦作“纤芥”)。纤手(指女子细而柔嫩的手)。纤尘。纤纤。纤秀。纤弱。纤毫。纤悉(细致而详尽)。纤度(天然丝或化纤粗细的程度)。
②吝啬：纤啬。

Example Words:

1		tā 她 de 的 shǒu wàn zi 手腕子 xiān qiǎo 纤巧 jí 极 le 了。 Her wrists were very slim.
2		zhè jiā 这家 gōng sī 公司 shǐ yòng 使用 tiān rán 天然 xiān wéi 纤维 zhì zào 制造 tā 它 de 的 fú zhuāng 服装。 The company uses natural fibers to make its clothing.
3		zhú zi 竹子 de 的 xiān wéi 纤维 kě yǐ 可以 yòng yú 用于 zhì zào 制造 zhǐ zhāng 纸张、 bù liào 布料 hé 和 jiàn zhù 建筑 cái liào 材料 děng 等。 Bamboo fibers can be used to manufacture paper, fabrics, building materials, and so on.