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

bean vermicelli / mung bean starch noodles / Chinese vermicelli / cellophane noodles / CL:把[ba3] / fan (loanword) / enthusiast for sb or sth

the slightest amount or degree / a bit

ribbon

headscarf / kerchief / silk neckband

to not move a single jot (idiom)

luffa (loofah)

spinneret

cypress

accurate to perfection (idiom) / precise to the finest detail

serine (Ser), an amino acid

thread-like

filament

filovirus

Trichoplax adhaerens (biology)

Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer

black-boned chicken / silky fowl / silkie / Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson / see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1]

tiny bit / a jot / whisker

r

erhua variant of 紋絲|纹丝[wen2 si1]

to spin synthetic fiber / to spin silk / spinning / filature

(bird species of China) red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus)

Sentences with 絲

絲 currently does not appear in any sentence.