丝

Traditional (Taiwan): 絲

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

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sī ㄙ

- silk
- thread-like thing (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
- classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc

Classifiers (measure words)

silk

Usually

一缕丝 lǚ one wisp of thread

Less often

一窝丝 wō one tangled clump of thread
一绺丝 liǔ one bunch of threads
一钩丝 gōu one strand of silk thread

thread-like thing

Usually

一缕丝 lǚ one wisp of thread
一根丝 gēn one strand of thread

Less often

一窝丝 wō one tangled clump of thread
一绺丝 liǔ one bunch of threads
一钩丝 gōu one strand of silk thread
几茎丝 jīng several strands of thread

Other words read sī

In the same tone

司 sī take charge of
斯 sī (phonetic)
思 sī think
私 sī personal
厮 sī together

All 20 words read sī

si with other tones

死 sǐ die
四 sì four
似 sì seem
食 sì feed
寺 sì Buddhist temple

All 43 words read si in any tone

How 丝 is written

部首 radical: 一
笔画 strokes: 5, with 4 after the 部首

Words with 丝

Starting with 丝

丝毫 sīháo bit
丝绸 sīchóu silk
丝绸之路 sīchóuzhīlù Silk Road
丝线 sīxiàn silk thread
丝织品 sīzhīpǐn item made from woven silk or rayon

All 36 words starting with 丝

Ending with 丝

肉丝 ròusī shredded meat
铁丝 tiěsī iron wire
钢丝 gāngsī steel wire
粉丝 fěnsī bean vermicelli
游丝 yóusī gossamer

All 62 words ending with 丝

Containing 丝

金丝猴 jīnsīhóu golden snub-nosed monkey
纹丝不动 wénsībùdòng not move a single jot
一丝不苟 yīsībùgǒu meticulous
蛛丝马迹 zhūsīmǎjì tiny hints
千丝万缕 qiānsīwànlǚ intricately interconnected

All 55 words containing 丝

The words 丝 counts as a measure word

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Sources

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HSK 考试大纲, 中外语言交流合作中心, no licence stated
Make Me a Hanzi, from fonts by Arphic Technology Co., Ltd., Arphic Public License