Duplication of 糸 (silk).
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总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)紛 disorderly (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
丝 / 絲 [sī]
silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; CL:條|条[tiáo]; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc
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Japanese Names
絲 いと
Ito female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (144)
粉丝 [fěnsī] #2,430
bean vermicelli
丝毫 [sīháo] #6,330
the slightest amount or degree
丝绸 [sīchóu] #10,015
silk cloth
螺丝 [luósī] #10,747
screw
丝袜 [sīwà] #24,926
stockings
钢丝 [gāngsī] #16,772
steel wire
丝带 [sīdài] #15,278
ribbon
蛛丝马迹 [zhūsīmǎjì] #12,879
lit. spider's thread and horse track
爱丽丝 [Aìlìsī] #11,263
Alice (name)
铁丝网 [tiěsīwǎng] #13,436
wire netting
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JAPANESE WORDS (3)
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