丝
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 character breakdown
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shout
Characters with 丝 as component
(onom.) to hiss / to whistle / to whiz / to fizz
Words with 丝
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place
Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist with his own petard
not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked / without a stitch of clothing / in one's birthday suit
Sentences with 丝
丝 currently does not appear in any sentence.