() — silk; thread; filament; a tiny bit; a trace (一丝)

Definition

Literally "silk" — a fine thread or filament. In the abstract sense "a trace/whisper" (一丝, negatable: 一丝不挂), it overlaps with 痕迹 and 影子 but 丝 is the measure of smallness, not a physical mark.

noun
silkthreadfilamenta tiny bita trace (一丝)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • Zhè tiáo qún zi shì zhēn sī de.
    This skirt is made of real silk.
  • Tā yòng yì gēn sī xiàn xiù le yì duǒ huā.
    She embroidered a flower with a silk thread.
  • Tā liǎn shàng méi yǒu yì sī xiào róng.
    There wasn't a trace of a smile on his face.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 絲; 丝 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 絲, the shape is two 糸 written together; this is about 絲, not the simplified 丝.

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