Components
Traditional (纖)
Simplified (纤)
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总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (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)
Historical Evolution
纖
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
纖
Regular
Modern
Chinese
纤 / 纖 [xiān]
fine; delicate; minute
Japanese
- daikon julienne; julienned daikon
- one ten-millionth
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (60)
纤维 [xiānwéi] #5,377
fiber
光纤 [guāngxiān] #25,325
optical fiber
纤细 [xiānxì] #23,063
fine
化纤 [huàxiān] #57,818
synthetic fiber
纤维素 [xiānwéisù] #44,971
cellulose
纤弱 [xiānruò] #42,690
fragile
纤纤 [xiānxiān] #27,595
slim
神经纤维 [shénjīngxiānwéi] #27,805
neurofibril
合成纤维 [héchéngxiānwéi] #37,602
synthetic fiber
肌纤维 [jīxiānwéi] #30,084
muscle fiber
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JAPANESE WORDS (78)
⭐ 繊細 [せんさい] #4,668
dainty
⭐ 繊維 [せんい] #15,734
fibre
千切り [せんぎり] #42,776
finely cut strips (of vegetables)
筋繊維 [きんせんい] #55,412
muscle fiber
繊 [せん] #64,274
daikon julienne
繊手 [せんしゅ] #70,711
slender hand
食物繊維 [しょくもつせんい] #71,637
dietary fiber
繊毛 [せんもう] #79,240
cilia
繊維質 [せんいしつ] #80,622
dietary fiber (fibre)
化学繊維 [かがくせんい] #83,584
synthetic fiber
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