Meaning
silk; thread; trace
Chinese: 丝线、丝织品，也表示极细微。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “si” becomes a different word in each tone. 丝 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 丝毫sī háothe slightest amount or degree; a bit
- 丝绸sī chóusilk (cloth)
- 一丝不苟yī sī bù gǒunot one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place
- 螺丝钉luó sī dīngscrew
- 粉丝fěn sībean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan
Example Sentence
春蚕吐出的丝可以织成绸缎。Chūn cán tǔ chū de sī kě yǐ zhī chéng chóu duàn.The silk spun by silkworms can be woven into satin.
春Chūnspring (season)蚕cánsilkworm吐tǔto spit出chūto go out的deof丝sīsilk可以kě yǐcan织zhīto weave成chéngshort name for Chengdu 成都绸缎chóu duànsatin。