silk


Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 6 strokes.
Based on the picture of two curled up silkworms that produce silk

Sounds same

(private) ; (to think)

Different tone

(die) ; (four) ; (snake) ; (to run) ; (Buddhist temple)
This character is also represented as a radical in the form:

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

藕断丝连 oǔ duàn sī lián Friendship survives adversity
一丝不苟 yī sī bù gǒu To be meticulous. To pay atttention to every detail