絲

si̅ = s + Ø1

silk / thread / trace / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / CL:條|条[tiao2] / classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc

丝 = 幺 + 一 : Socrates locked himself out of the space station! To call the other astronauts for help, he attaches some silk cloth to a flute and waves it like a flag.

絲 character breakdown

絲
- 糹
  - 幺
    - 厶
  - 小
    - 亅
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏

si̅ = s + Ø1

"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]

A silk worm.

Characters with 絲 as component

si̅ = s + Ø1

(onom.) to hiss / to whistle / to whiz / to fizz

Words with 絲

fuse wire / (electrical) fuse

not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place

one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit / an iota

linked in countless ways

(of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk

rayon

wire cutting pincers

a bit chilly

razor wire

to grate / to shred (vegetable)

grater / shredder

nematocyst / capsule of nettle cells of medusa or anemone

cnidocyte / nettle cell of medusa or anemone

Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)

barbed wire

variant of 緙絲|缂丝[ke4 si1]

crosshairs

dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish)

not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked / without a stitch of clothing / in one's birthday suit

(of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words (Tw)

Sentences with 絲

絲 currently does not appear in any sentence.