Memory phrase for the character: 丝

丝

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Meaning silk, thread, trace

Pronunciation

sī

Explanation

Top: 2x thread 纟/糸, below: one 一

Mnemonic
 
If the threads are fine like a 'one', it's silk.

Radicals

糸 threadIt has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.
一 one
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 Vocabulary

丝毫 sī háo  the slightest amount or degree; a bit
缠丝玛瑙 chán sī mǎ nǎo  sardonyx (gemstone of brown-white striped chalcedony)
千丝万缕 qiān sī wàn lǚ  linked in countless ways
一丝不苟 yī sī bù gǒu  not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place
贝娅特丽克丝 Bèi yà tè lí kè sī  Beatrix (name)
蚕丝 cán sī  natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
丝绸 sī chóu  silk cloth; silk
螺丝钉 luó sī dīng  screw
金丝猴 jīn sī hóu  golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
螺丝 luó sī  screw
钢丝 gāng sī  steel wire; tightrope
钢丝 gāng sī  

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