丝 — Chinese character
丝
sī
silk, fine thread; wire; strings
- Pinyin
- sī
- Radical
- 1 ⼀ (One)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 一
- Formation
- ideographic — Simplified form of 絲, two threads
- Traditional
- 絲
Common words with 丝
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粉丝 (粉絲) | fěn sī | bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans") |
| 丝毫 (絲毫) | sī háo | the slightest amount or degree; a bit |
| 丝袜 (絲襪) | sī wà | stockings; pantyhose |
| 丝绸 (絲綢) | sī chóu | silk (cloth) |
| 黑丝 (黑絲) | hēi sī | black pantyhose; black stockings |
| 蕾丝 (蕾絲) | lěi sī | (textiles) (loanword) lace |
| 螺丝 (螺絲) | luó sī | screw |
| 肉丝 (肉絲) | ròu sī | shredded meat; shredded pork |
| 丝带 (絲帶) | sī dài | ribbon |
| 铁丝网 (鐵絲網) | tiě sī wǎng | wire netting; measure word: 道 (dào) |
| 蛛丝马迹 (蛛絲馬跡) | zhū sī mǎ jì | lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret) |
| 白丝 (白絲) | bái sī | white pantyhose; white stockings |
English words written with 丝
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.