纖

Information about character(s)

Radical: 糸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 17
Total Strokes: 23
Simplified Form: 纤
Variants: 砌纎

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xiān, jiān
Cantonese: cim1
JapaneseKun: HOSOI CHIISAI SHINAYAKA
JapaneseOn: SEN
Korean: SEM

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: fine, delicate; minute; graceful

CE-Dict: fine/delicate/minute

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a rope for towing a boat; a tow line

1.fine; minute

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: fine; minute; towing tie
【醫】 miilimicro-; nano-

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: fine; minute; towing tie

湘雅醫學專業詞典: millimicro-

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《糸部》纖細也。从糸韱聲。

康熙字典文字版 【未集中】【糸字部】纖
【廣韻】息廉切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】思廉切，𠀤音暹。【說文】細也。【揚子·方言】纖，小也。繒帛之細者謂之纖。【書·禹貢】厥篚𤣥纖縞。【傳】纖，細也。【楚辭·招魂】被文服纖。【註】纖謂羅縠也。　又【禮·閒傳】禫而纖。【註】黑經白緯曰纖。【前漢·文帝紀】纖七日釋服。【註】纖，細布衣也。　又【周禮·冬官考工記·輪人】望其輻，欲其揱爾而纖也。【註】揱纖，殺小貌。　又【史記·司馬相如傳】蜚纖垂髾。【註】纖，袿衣飾。　又【史記·貨殖傳】周人旣纖。【註】纖，儉嗇也。　又【集韻】【韻會】𠀤將廉切，音殲。【禮·文王世子】其𠛬罪則纖剸。【註】纖，讀爲殲。殲，刺也。　又【韻會】師咸切，音攕。與孅通。【前漢·食貨志】至孅至悉也。【註】師古曰：孅，與纖同。

CF-Dict: fin/soie/fibre