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
细腻
xìnì
delicate; exquisite; subtle
Characters in this word
腻 nì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 贰 two (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这位导演对人物心理的刻画非常细腻，连沉默都充满张力。 Zhè wèi dǎoyǎn duì rénwù xīnlǐ de kèhuà fēicháng xìnì, lián chénmò dōu chōngmǎn zhānglì. This director's depiction of characters' psychology is very subtle, with even silence full of tension.
- 这条丝绸围巾手感细腻，像水一样滑。 Zhè tiáo sīchóu wéijīn shǒugǎn xìnì, xiàng shuǐ yíyàng huá. This silk scarf feels delicate and smooth to the touch, like water.
- 她用细腻的笔法画出了家乡的春天。 Tā yòng xìnì de bǐfǎ huà chū le jiāxiāng de chūntiān. She used delicate brushwork to paint her hometown in spring.
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
- 细微 xìwēi slight; subtle; tiny
- 油腻 yóunì greasy; oily; slick
- 液晶 yèjīng liquid crystal; LCD