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

screw

lit. spider's thread and horse track / tiny hints (of a secret) / traces / clue

screwdriver / CL:把[ba3]

screw

nut (female component of nut and bolt)

mycelium / hypha

lace (loanword) (textiles)

lace border (loanword)

lesbian (slang) (loanword)

lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another

nut (female component of nut and bolt)

gemelli (corkscrew shaped pasta)

screwdriver

auger / gimlet / screwdriver (cocktail)

sardonyx (gemstone of brown-white striped chalcedony)

shredded meat / shredded pork

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Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side

stalk (filament) of stamen

dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine)

hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)

Sentences with 絲

絲 currently does not appear in any sentence.