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Pronunciation

Mandarin	sī
Cantonese (Jyutping)	si1
反切 Fanqie	息茲切
Japanese Kun	ito
Japanese On	shi, beki
Korean (Hangul)	사
Korean (Yale)	sa
Vietnamese	tơ

Meaning

Definition

silk; fine thread; wire; strings

Character Rank

Traditional	1218
Simplified	7975
Hong Kong Grade Level	3

Common Words With This Character  

絲毫	sīháo	the slightest amount or degree; a bit
粉絲	fěnsī	bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; Chinese vermicelli; cellophane noodles; fan (loanword); enthusiast for somebody or something
粉絲們	fěnsī men	glass noodles
絲綢	sīchóu	silk cloth; silk
絲襪	sīwà	stockings; pantyhose
鋼絲	gāngsī	steel wire; tightrope

Related Characters

Kangxi Radical	糸 (#120:silk)
Shuowen Radical
Simplified Script	丝
Historical Variant	纟
Same Structure & Phonetic Component	(Sign-in required)

Computer Encoding

Unicode	U+7D72
Big 5	B5B7

Input Method Codes

Cangjie	vfvif
Four Corner	2299.3
WuBi 86	xxiy
WuBi 98	xxiy