纤 (xiān): fine, delicate, boatman's tow-rope
纤 (xiān) is a Chinese character meaning “fine.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 千 (phonetic). It ranks #2070 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 纤 silk. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- fine
- delicate
- boatman's tow-rope
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 纤维noun | xiān wéi | fiber |
| 纤细adjective | xiān xì | fine |
| 光纤noun | guāng xiān | optical fiber |
| 合成纤维 | hé chéng xiān wéi | synthetic fiber |
| 纤弱adjective | xiān ruò | fragile |
| 纤维素noun | xiān wéi sù | cellulose |
| 化纤noun | huà xiān | man-made fiber (abbr. for 化學纖維|化学纤维) |
| 纤夫noun | qiàn fū | burlak (barge hauler) |
| 光导纤维noun | guāng dǎo xiān wéi | optical fiber |
| 纤小adjective | xiān xiǎo | fine |
| 聚酯纤维 | jù zhǐ xiān wéi | polyester fiber |
| 光纤分布式数据接口 | guāng xiān fēn bù shì shù jù jiē kǒu | Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) |
| 光纤分布数据接口 | guāng xiān fēn bù shù jù jiē kǒu | Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) |
| 光纤分散式资料介面 | guāng xiān fēn sàn shì zī liào jiè miàn | (Tw) Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) |
| 神经原纤维 | shén jīng yuán xiān wéi | (anatomy) neurofibril |
纤 appears in 68 compound words: 50 as the first character, 7 as the last, and 43 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 纤 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (13)
Showing 12 of 13 idioms containing 纤.
Example Sentences
纤字在日常生活中使用频率较低。
qiàn zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .
The character "纤" is not frequently used in everyday life.
...东原民部落与虎科大合力研发 在地月桃假茎纤维材料技术创新局
. . . dōng yuán mín bù luò yǔ hǔ kē dà gě lì yán fā zài dì yuè táo jiǎ jīng qiàn wéi cái liào jì shù chuàng xīn jú
... The East Aboriginal Tribe and the Tiger University of Science and Technology jointly developed the local Moon Peach False Stem Fiber Material Technology Innovation Bureau
老年人不能硬?长期不用会导致海绵体纤维化吗
lǎo nián rén bù néng yìng ? cháng qī bù yòng huì dǎo zhì hǎi mián tǐ qiàn wéi huà ma
Elderly people can't be hard? Will long-term use lead to fibrosis of the corpus cavernosum?
玻纤布龙头日东纺飙涨15% 富乔、南亚等股价...
bō qiàn bù lóng tóu rì dōng fǎng biāo zhǎng 1 5 fù qiáo , nán yà děng gǔ jià . . .
Fiberglass cloth leader Nitto Bo soared 15% Fuqiao, Nanya and other stock prices...
港股异动 | 长飞光纤光缆(06869)盘中涨超5%再创新高 ...
gǎng gǔ yì dòng cháng fēi guāng qiàn guāng lǎn ( 0 6 8 6 9 ) pán zhōng zhǎng chāo 5 zài chuàng xīn gāo . . .
Hong Kong stock changes | Changfei Optical Fiber Cable (06869) rose more than 5% intraday to hit a new high...
陆玻纤布业 再掀涨价潮
lù bō qiàn bù yè zài xiān zhǎng jià cháo
The land glass fiber fabric industry has set off another wave of price increases
挑选少油、少糖、少盐和高纤的食物。
Tiāoxuǎn shǎo yóu, shǎo táng, shǎo yán hé gāo xiān de shíwù.
Choose food low in fat, sugar and salt, and high in fibre.
你要吃多点含膳食纤维的食物。
Nǐ yào chī duō diǎn hán shànshí xiānwéi de shíwù.
You need to eat more fiber.
Character Family
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