丝 sī silk
Alternative traditional form of character: 絲
Made with 6 strokes.
Based on the picture of two curled up silkworms that produce silk
Sounds same
厶 sī (private) ; 思 sī (to think)Different tone
死 sǐ (die) ; 四 sì (four) ; 巳 sì (snake) ; 跑 sì (to run) ; 寺 sì (Buddhist temple)This character is also represented as a radical in the form: 纟 sī
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