丝 meaning in English
silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
Meaning of 丝
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
sī
- silk
- thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
- classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
丝 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我不喜欢爱丽丝。
I don't like Alice.
爱丽丝没看到狗。
Alice didn't see the dog.
爱丽丝十点睡觉。
Alice went to bed at ten.
我没有丝毫的想法。
I don't have the slightest idea.
情况丝毫没有改变。
The situation hasn't changed at all.
Stroke order for each character
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丝 sī · silk · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 丝.
| 粉丝 | fěnsī | bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or s |
| 丝毫 | sīháo | the slightest amount or degree; a bit |
| 丝绸 | sīchóu | silk (cloth) |
| 螺丝 | luósī | screw |
| 蕾丝 | lěisī | (textiles) (loanword) lace |
| 铁丝网 | tiěsīwǎng | wire netting |
| 丝袜 | sīwà | stockings; pantyhose |
| 一丝不挂 | yīsībùguà | not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked; without a stitch of clothing |
| 丝带 | sīdài | ribbon |
| 蛛丝马迹 | zhūsīmǎjì | lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret) |
| 保险丝 | bǎoxiǎnsī | fuse wire; (electrical) fuse |
| 金丝雀 | jīnsīquè | canary |
Questions about 丝
What does 丝 mean?
丝 (sī) means "silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 丝?
丝 is made of 1 character: 丝 (5 strokes). That is 5 strokes in total.
Is 丝 an HSK word?
Yes. 丝 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 丝 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 丝 is written 絲.