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
细微
xìwēi
slight; subtle; tiny
Characters in this word
微 wēi
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 攵 to rap, to tap
Example phrases
- 合同中的细微差别可能影响后续责任的认定。 Hétong zhōng de xìwēi chābié kěnéng yǐngxiǎng hòuxù zérèn de rèndìng. Subtle differences in a contract may affect the later determination of liability.
- 他的表情只有细微的变化，但我一眼就看出来了。 Tā de biǎoqíng zhǐyǒu xìwēi de biànhuà, dàn wǒ yīyǎn jiù kàn chūlái le. There was only a subtle change in his expression, but I noticed it at a glance.
- 两个方案之间的细微区别需要仔细比较才能发现。 Liǎng gè fāng'àn zhījiān de xìwēi qūbié xūyào zǐxì bǐjiào cáinéng fāxiàn. The subtle differences between the two plans can only be found through careful comparison.
Related words
- 细 xì thin
- 细节 xìjié detail
- 细致 xìzhì careful; detailed
- 详细 xiángxì detailed
- 仔细 zǐxì careful; carefully
- 细胞 xìbāo cell
- 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
- 微笑 wēixiào to smile; smile
- 微信 wēixìn WeChat