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细

xì

thin

A person holding a thin thread
Memory picture

Character

细 xì

Strokes
8
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 田 field, farm, arable land
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 头发很细。 Tóufa hěn xì. The hair is very thin.
  • 这线很细。 Zhè xiàn hěn xì. This thread is very thin.
  • 雨丝很细。 Yǔsī hěn xì. The rain is very fine.

Related words

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