金丝 (jīn sī) — gold thread; gold wire; golden silk (used in te…

Definition

Literary word for 'gold thread / golden strand' — used for actual gold wire in embroidery or, figuratively, hair the color of gold.

noun

gold threadgold wiregolden silk (used in textiles or decoration)(literary/figurative) golden hairblonde hair

Measure word · 根

金丝。
Zhè jiàn qí páo shàng xiù zhe jīng měi de jīn sī huā wén.
This qipao is embroidered with exquisite gold-thread patterns.
，金丝。
Yáng guāng sǎ zài hú miàn shàng, xiàng wú shù jīn sī zài shǎn shuò.
Sunlight spilled across the lake, like countless golden threads shimmering.
金丝。
Tā nà yì tóu jīn sī bān de xiù fà zài fēng zhōng piāo dòng.
Her golden-thread-like beautiful hair fluttered in the wind.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

金 gives gold and 丝 gives thread, so the word means gold thread or golden strands.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

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.

糸糸絲

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