絲
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Han character
絲 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+6, 12 strokes, cangjie input 女火女戈火 (VFVIF), four-corner 22993, composition ⿰糹糸)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 924, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27448
- Dae Jaweon: page 1359, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3401, character 1
- Unihan data for U+7D72
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 絲 | |||
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| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): si1
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): сы (sɨ, I)
- Cantonese
- Gan (Wiktionary): si1
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): si1
- Northern Min (KCR): sí
- Eastern Min (BUC): sĭ
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1sy
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sr1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sih
- Wade–Giles: ssŭ1
- Yale: sz̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sy
- Palladius: сы (sy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: si1
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: s
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: сы (sɨ, I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: si1
- Yale: sī
- Cantonese Pinyin: si1
- Guangdong Romanization: xi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: lhu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬu³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: si1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁴²/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̂
- Hakka Romanization System: siiˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: si1
- Sinological IPA: /sɨ²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: si1
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /sz̩¹¹/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sí
- Sinological IPA (key): /si⁵⁴/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: sĭ
- Sinological IPA (key): /si⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Xiang
- (Changsha)
- Wiktionary: sr1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩³³/
- (Changsha)
- Middle Chinese: si
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]ə/
- (Zhengzhang): /*slɯ/
Definitions
絲
- silk (fiber, cloth, fabrics, etc.)
- thread; thread/silk-like objects; string; thin strip; thin shred
- (music) string instrument
- trace; tiny bit; classifier for extremely small quantities or abstract things, often in negatives. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
- 絲毫／丝毫 ― sīháo ― slightest bit
- 一絲希望／一丝希望 ― yī sī xīwàng ― a glimmer of hope
- 一絲微笑／一丝微笑 ― yī sī wēixiào ― a trace of smile
- 一絲懷疑／一丝怀疑 ― yī sī huáiyí ― a shadow of doubt
- 一絲光線／一丝光线 ― yī sī guāngxiàn ― a gleam of light
- 一絲風都沒有／一丝风都没有 ― yī sī fēng dōu méiyǒu ― There is not even a breath of wind.
- 沒有一絲雲彩／没有一丝云彩 ― méiyǒu yī sī yúncǎi ― not a cloud in the sky
- (dated) the number 10-4; 1/10000th of certain units of measure
- (Mainland China) traditional unit of length equal to 1/10000th of 寸 (cùn, “Chinese inch, 1/3 decimeter”) ≈ 3.3 micron
- (Mainland China) traditional unit of weight equal to 1/10000th of 錢／钱 (qián, “mace”) = 1/1000000th of 斤 (jīn, “catty, 0.5 kilogram”) = 0.5 milligram
Compounds
- 一窩絲／一窝丝
- 一絲／一丝 (yīsī)
- 一絲一毫／一丝一毫 (yīsīyīháo)
- 一絲不掛／一丝不挂 (yīsībùguà)
- 一絲不苟／一丝不苟 (yīsībùgǒu)
- 一絲兩氣／一丝两气
- 一絲兩縷／一丝两缕
- 一絲半氣／一丝半气
- 一絲半粟／一丝半粟
- 一絲半絲／一丝半丝
- 一絲絲／一丝丝 (yīsīsī)
- 七絲／七丝
- 乾絲／干丝
- 保險絲／保险丝 (bǎoxiǎnsī)
- 克絲鉗子／克丝钳子
- 兔絲／兔丝
- 兔絲燕麥／兔丝燕麦
- 公絲／公丝
- 冷絲絲／冷丝丝
- 切絲／切丝 (qiēsī)
- 分釐毫絲／分釐毫丝
- 刺絲／刺丝
- 刻絲／刻丝 (kèsī)
- 刺絲鞭／刺丝鞭
- 千絲萬縷／千丝万缕 (qiānsīwànlǚ)
- 半絲麻線／半丝麻线
- 吐絲自縛／吐丝自缚
- 吃螺絲／吃螺丝 (chī luósī)
- 吊鋼絲／吊钢丝
- 命若懸絲／命若悬丝
- 品竹彈絲／品竹弹丝
- 品竹調絲／品竹调丝
- 咡絲／咡丝
- 哀絲豪竹／哀丝豪竹
- 單絲不線／单丝不线
- 單絲羅／单丝罗
- 嚴絲合縫／严丝合缝 (yánsīhéfèng)
- 垂絲／垂丝
- 天蠶絲／天蚕丝
- 寸絲不挂
- 寸絲半粟／寸丝半粟
- 彈絲品竹／弹丝品竹
- 急竹繁絲／急竹繁丝
- 慢條絲禮／慢条丝礼
- 懸絲傀儡／悬丝傀儡
- 懸絲診脈／悬丝诊脉
- 打絲線／打丝线
- 抱布貿絲／抱布贸丝
- 拉絲／拉丝 (lāsī)
- 拔絲／拔丝 (básī)
- 抽絲／抽丝
- 抽絲剝繭／抽丝剥茧 (chōusībōjiǎn)
- 接絲鞭／接丝鞭
- 攪絲兒／搅丝儿
- 攻絲／攻丝
- 散絲／散丝
- 料絲燈／料丝灯
- 春菜絲兒／春菜丝儿
- 有絲分裂／有丝分裂 (yǒusī fēnliè)
- 柘絲／柘丝
- 柳絲／柳丝
- 染絲之變／染丝之变
- 氣咽聲絲／气咽声丝
- 氣絲絲／气丝丝
- 氣若游絲／气若游丝
- 氯絲菌素／氯丝菌素
- 水絲／水丝
- 治絲益棼／治丝益棼
- 治絲而棼／治丝而棼
- 泰綺絲／泰绮丝
- 涼絲絲／凉丝丝
- 游絲／游丝 (yóusī)
- 烏絲欄／乌丝栏
- 無絲分裂／无丝分裂 (wúsī fēnliè)
- 無絲有線／无丝有线
- 煩惱絲／烦恼丝 (fánnǎosī)
- 燈絲／灯丝 (dēngsī)
- 牽絲／牵丝
- 牽絲娶婦／牵丝娶妇
- 牽絲戲／牵丝戏
- 牽絲扳藤／牵丝扳藤
- 牽絲攀藤／牵丝攀藤
- 玻璃絲／玻璃丝
- 玻璃絲襪／玻璃丝袜 (bōli sīwà)
- 甜絲絲／甜丝丝 (tiánsīsī)
- 生絲／生丝
- 皁絲麻線／皂丝麻线
- 萬縷千絲／万缕千丝
- 筍絲／笋丝 (sǔnsī)
- 粉絲／粉丝 (fěnsī)
- 紅絲／红丝
- 紅絲待選／红丝待选
- 紅絲暗繫／红丝暗系
- 紅絲硯／红丝砚
- 紅絲繩／红丝绳
- 紋絲不動／纹丝不动 (wénsībùdòng)
- 素絲羔羊／素丝羔羊
- 素絲良馬／素丝良马
- 素絲變／素丝变
- 細絲／细丝 (xìsī)
- 絲來線去／丝来线去
- 絲光棉／丝光棉
- 絲包線／丝包线
- 絲婚／丝婚
- 絲婦／丝妇
- 絲布／丝布
- 絲帶／丝带 (sīdài)
- 絲弦／丝弦 (sīxián)
- 絲恩發怨／丝恩发怨
- 絲恩髮怨／丝恩发怨
- 絲桐／丝桐
- 絲棉／丝棉 (sīmián)
- 絲毫／丝毫 (sīháo)
- 絲毫不差／丝毫不差
- 絲毫不爽／丝毫不爽
- 絲淚／丝泪
- 絲瓜／丝瓜 (sīguā)
- 絲瓜絡／丝瓜络 (sīguāluò)
- 絲竹／丝竹 (sīzhú)
- 絲竹樂／丝竹乐
- 絲竹管絃／丝竹管弦
- 絲篁／丝篁
- 絲米／丝米 (sīmǐ)
- 絲糕／丝糕
- 絲絃／丝弦 (sīxián)
- 絲絲／丝丝 (sīsī)
- 絲絨／丝绒 (sīróng)
- 絞絲／绞丝 (jiǎosī)
- 絡絲／络丝 (luòsī)
- 絲絲入扣／丝丝入扣
- 絞絲底／绞丝底 (jiǎosīdǐ)
- 絲絲拉拉／丝丝拉拉
- 結絲蘿／结丝萝
- 絲絛／丝绦
- 絲綢／丝绸 (sīchóu)
- 絲綸／丝纶
- 絲綢之路／丝绸之路 (Sīchóu zhī Lù)
- 絲線／丝线 (sīxiàn)
- 絲織品／丝织品 (sīzhīpǐn)
- 絲蓴／丝莼
- 絲蘭／丝兰 (sīlán)
- 絲蘿／丝萝
- 絲蟲／丝虫 (sīchóng)
- 絲蟲病／丝虫病 (sīchóngbìng)
- 絲衣／丝衣
- 絲襪／丝袜 (sīwà)
- 絲質／丝质 (sīzhì)
- 絲路／丝路 (Sīlù)
- 絲道／丝道
- 絲錐／丝锥
- 絲雨／丝雨
- 絲鞋淨襪／丝鞋净袜
- 絲鞭／丝鞭
- 絲髮／丝发
- 絲髮之功／丝发之功
- 絲魚／丝鱼
- 絲麻皁線／丝麻皂线
- 緙絲／缂丝 (kèsī)
- 繅絲／缫丝 (sāosī)
- 繁絲急管／繁丝急管
- 繡幙牽絲／绣幙牵丝
- 繭絲／茧丝
- 繭絲牛毛／茧丝牛毛
- 聚酯絲／聚酯丝
- 聲絲氣咽／声丝气咽
- 肥皂絲／肥皂丝
- 胞間連絲／胞间连丝 (bāojiānliánsī)
- 色絲子女／色丝子女
- 花絲／花丝 (huāsī)
- 花絲金藝／花丝金艺
- 菸斗絲／烟斗丝
- 菸絲／烟丝 (yānsī)
- 菟絲／菟丝 (tùsī)
- 菌絲／菌丝 (jūnsī)
- 菟絲子／菟丝子 (tùsīzǐ)
- 菌絲體／菌丝体 (jūnsītǐ)
- 蕾絲／蕾丝 (lěisī)
- 薄縭絲／薄缡丝 (po̍h-li-si) (Min Nan)
- 藕斷絲連／藕断丝连 (ǒuduànsīlián)
- 藕絲／藕丝
- 藕絲兒／藕丝儿
- 蛛絲／蛛丝 (zhūsī)
- 蛛絲／蛛丝 (zhūsī)
- 蛛絲馬跡／蛛丝马迹 (zhūsīmǎjì)
- 蜘蛛絲／蜘蛛丝 (zhīzhūsī)
- 螺絲／螺丝 (luósī)
- 螺絲刀／螺丝刀 (luósīdāo)
- 螺絲崗／螺丝岗
- 螺絲帽／螺丝帽 (luósīmào)
- 螺絲扣／螺丝扣
- 螺絲攻／螺丝攻
- 螺絲模／螺丝模
- 螺絲母／螺丝母 (luósīmǔ)
- 螺絲起子／螺丝起子 (luósī qǐzi)
- 螺絲釘／螺丝钉 (luósīdīng)
- 螺絲髻／螺丝髻
- 蠶絲／蚕丝 (cánsī)
- 血絲／血丝 (xuèsī)
- 調絲品竹／调丝品竹
- 豆絲／豆丝
- 走鋼絲／走钢丝 (zǒu gāngsī)
- 辣絲絲／辣丝丝 (làsīsī)
- 遊絲／游丝 (yóusī)
- 遊絲飛絮／游丝飞絮
- 金石絲竹／金石丝竹 (jīnshísīzhú)
- 金絲桃／金丝桃
- 金絲棗／金丝枣
- 金絲燕／金丝燕
- 金絲猴／金丝猴 (jīnsīhóu)
- 金絲邊／金丝边
- 金絲雀／金丝雀 (jīnsīquè)
- 釣絲／钓丝 (diàosī)
- 鉛絲／铅丝
- 銀絲／银丝
- 銀絲卷／银丝卷 (yínsījuǎn)
- 銀絲捲／银丝卷 (yínsījuǎn)
- 鋼絲／钢丝 (gāngsī)
- 鋼絲刷／钢丝刷
- 鋼絲鋸／钢丝锯
- 鎢絲／钨丝 (wūsī)
- 鎢絲燈／钨丝灯
- 鐵絲／铁丝 (tiěsī)
- 鐵絲網／铁丝网 (tiěsīwǎng)
- 雨絲／雨丝 (yǔsī)
- 青竹絲／青竹丝
- 青絲／青丝 (qīngsī)
- 順絲順綹／顺丝顺绺
- 頭水絲／头水丝
- 髮絲／发丝 (fàsī)
- 鬢如銀絲／鬓如银丝
- 鬢成絲／鬓成丝
- 鬢絲／鬓丝
- 鱔絲／鳝丝 (shànsī)
- 黃絲／黄丝 (huángsī)
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: Σήρ (Sḗr, “Chinese; silkworm”) (see sēricus for descendants of this)
- → Aramaic:
- Classical Syriac: ܫܺܐܪܳܐ (šērā), ܫܺܐܪܳܝܳܐ (šērāyā), ܫܻܝܪܳܝܳܐ (šērāyā, “silk; silk garment”)
- Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: שִׁירָאָה (šērāʾā), שִּׁירָא (šērā, “silk; silk garment”)
- Mandaic: ࡔࡉ࡚ࡓࡀࡉࡀ (/šērāyā/)
- → Arabic: سِيرَاء (sīrāʔ, “a kind of silk garment”)
- → Ge'ez: ሢራይ, ሥራይ, ሤራይ (śiray, śəray, śeray, “silk; silk garment”)
- →? Old Korean: 糸利 (*SIli, “thread”)
- → Vietnamese: tơ
See also
| Chinese historical small numbers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Value | Character | Notes |
| 10-1 | 分 (fèn) | Still in use. SI prefix deci-. |
| 10-2 | 厘 (lí), 釐 (lí) | Still in use. SI prefix centi-. |
| 10-3 | 毫 (háo) | Still in use. SI prefix milli-. Also 毛 (máo). |
| 10-4 | 絲／丝 (sī) | Rarely used today. |
| 秒 (miǎo) | Obsolete, only in ancient texts. | |
| 10-5 | 忽 (hū) | Rarely used today. |
| 10-6 | 微 (wēi) | Still in use. SI prefix micro-. |
| 10-7 | 纖／纤 (xiān) | Obsolete. |
| 10-8 | 沙 (shā) | Obsolete. |
| 10-9 | 塵／尘 (chén) | Obsolete. 納／纳 (nà) and 奈 (nài) are used for nano-. |
| 10-10 | 埃 (āi) | Obsolete. In modern use, the character for angstrom (10-10 m). |
| 10-11 | 渺 (miǎo) | Obsolete. |
| 10-12 | 漠 (mò) | Obsolete. 皮 (pí) is used for SI prefix pico-. |
References
- “絲”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
| 糸 | |
| 絲 |
Kanji
絲
(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 糸)
Readings
Compounds
- 語絲 (Goshi)
- 青椒肉絲 (chinjao rōsū)
- 拌三絲 (bansansū)
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of 絲 – see the following entry. | ||
| ||
| (This term, 絲, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
Proper noun
- a female given name
- a surname
Hanja
See also
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