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
细胞
xìbāo
cell
Characters in this word
胞 bāo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 包 wrap, pack, bundle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 科学家正在研究这种药物对癌细胞的影响。 Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū zhè zhǒng yàowù duì ái xìbāo de yǐngxiǎng. Scientists are studying the effect of this drug on cancer cells.
- 人的身体由无数个细胞组成。 Rén de shēntǐ yóu wúshù ge xìbāo zǔchéng. The human body is made up of countless cells.
- 红细胞负责把氧气送到全身。 Hóngxìbāo fùzé bǎ yǎngqì sòng dào quánshēn. Red blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen to the whole body.
Related words
- 细 xì thin
- 细节 xìjié detail
- 细致 xìzhì careful; detailed
- 详细 xiángxì detailed
- 仔细 zǐxì careful; carefully
- 细菌 xìjūn bacteria
- 精打细算 jīngdǎxìsuàn to budget carefully; to calculate meticulously
- 精细 jīngxì fine; meticulous; detailed
- 细腻 xìnì delicate; exquisite; subtle
- 细微 xìwēi slight; subtle; tiny
- 双胞胎 shuāngbāotāi twins
- 同胞 tóngbāo compatriot; sibling of the same parents