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Keyword
fine
  • delicate
  • tiny
  • minute
Frequency
#2099
Strokes
6
Readings
xiān
Mnemonic
纟 (silk) gives the meaning and 千 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
光纤guāngxiān
optical fiber; fiber optics
化纤huàxiān
man-made fiber (abbr. for 化学纤维 (huàxuéxiānwéi))
纤细xiānxì
fine; slim; tender
玻璃纤维bōlíxiānwéi
fiberglass; glass fiber
纤xiān
fine; delicate; minute
神经纤维shénjīngxiānwéi
(anatomy) nerve fiber
纤瘦xiānshòu
slender; slim as a thread
纤弱xiānruò
fragile; delicate
纤体xiāntǐ
to get a slender figure; slimming
纤夫qiànfū
burlak (barge hauler)
纤手qiànshǒu
boat tracker; boat puller; broker; middleman
纤纤xiānxiān
slim; slender
纤巧xiānqiǎo
delicate; dainty