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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sī | si1
English translation
silk
thread
trace
CL: tiáo
> tiáo [tiáo]
silk, fine thread; wire; strings

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

Learning hint

Simplified form of , two threads

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰??

Explanation

Simplified form of . Duplication of (silk).

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wèi 摄影师 shè yǐng shī 电灯 diàn dēng de 保险丝 bǎo xiǎn sī shāo duàn le , 使 shǐ zhěng dòng 房子 fáng zi 陷于 xiàn yú 黑暗 hēi àn 当中 dāng zhōng .

A photographer had fused the lights, engulfing the entire house darkness.

zài de 一头 yī tóu 黑发 hēi fà 之中 zhī zhōng 渐渐 jiàn jiàn 生出 shēng chū 缕缕 yín .

His black hair was tinged with grey.

苔丝直哭得声咽气 yàn qì jiē ,肝肠断绝 duànjué ;因为 yīnwèi biē le 这些 zhè xiē tiān le , dào 今天 jīntiān cái 一齐 yī qí dōu 发泄 fā xiè 出来 chū lái .

Tess was convulsed with weeping, the tension of so many days having relaxed at last.

同型氨酸牵涉 qiān shè dào 蛋氨酸 dàn ān suān de 生物 shēngwù 合成 héchéng .

Homoserine has also been implicated in the biosynthesis of methionine.

铁丝网 tiě sī wǎng guā le de 手臂 shǒu bì .

The barbed wire had lacerated her arm.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
silk
粉丝 fěn sī bean vermicelli粉絲
丝毫 sīháo a bit絲毫
丝绸 sīchóu silk絲綢
螺丝 luó sī screw螺絲
丝袜 sī wà stockings絲襪
钢丝 gāng sī steel wire鋼絲
丝带 sī dài ribbon絲帶
蛛丝马迹 zhū sī mǎ jì traces蛛絲馬跡
爱丽丝 Aì lì sī Alice (name)愛麗絲
铁丝网 tiě sī wǎng wire netting鐵絲網
一丝不苟 yīsībùgǒu meticulous一絲不苟
丝巾 sī jīn headscarf絲巾
铁丝 tiě sī iron wire鐵絲
丝绸之路 Sī chóu zhī Lù the Silk Road絲綢之路
螺丝刀 luó sī dāo screwdriver螺絲刀
真丝 zhēn sī silk真絲
丝线 sī xiàn thread絲線

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