CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- xi4
- English meanings
- fine, exquisite, minute, in small particles, meticulous, thin and soft, thin, careful, light, trifling, slender, delicate, detailed
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 纟; right 田.
Meaning & sound clues
纟 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “silk”.
田 is identified as the sound component (tián). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 细.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
practice; habit
sip
like; happiness
evening; sunset
daughter-in-law
play; laugh
hope; rare
measure word (general)
move; migrate
breath; rest; news
all; know
cherish; pity
play
former times; past
clear; distinct
sunlight; dawn light
analyze; explain
wash
stream
extinguish
bright; prosperous
sacrifice
rhinoceros; sharp
rare
be
practice; habit; custom
knee
attack; follow
west
path; way
tin (chemistry)
crack; gap
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 细胞
- 细腻
- 细致
- 细节
- 细菌
- 详细