纖 (cim1 | xian1) : tiny; fine; slim

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纖

cim1

xian1

tiny; fine; slim; slender

Stroke count: 23

Level: 3

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

纖 / 纤

This word has been viewed 5902 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th May 2014 14:44

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纖維 cim1 wai4 xian1 wei2 = fibre (US: fiber)

光纖 gwong1 cim1 guang1 xian1 = [1] light, ray; [2] optical, [3] fiber optic

中間纖維 zung1 gaan1 cim1 wai4 zhong1 jian1 xian1 wei2 = intermediate filament

玻璃纖維 bo1 lei4*1 cim1 wai4 bo1 li2 xian1 wei2 (Taiwan), bo1 li5 xian1 wei2 (PRC) = fibreglass

光纖電纜 gwong1 cim1 din6 laam6 guang1 xian1 dian4 lan3 = optical fiber; optical cable

光纖網絡 gwong1 cim1 mong5 lok3 guang1 xiang1 wang3 luo4 = fibre-based network (common formation)

化纖 faa3 cim1 hua4 xian1 = synthetic fiber

食用纖維 sik6 jung6 cim1 wai4 shi2 yong4 xian1 wei2 = dietary fiber (fibre)

韌皮纖維 ngan6*1 pei4 cim1 wai4 ren4 pi2 xian1 wei2 = [botany] bast fiber

人造纖維 jan4 zou6 cim1 wai4 ren2 zao4 xian1 wei2 = synthetic fiber (common formation)

纖維蛋白 cim1 wai4 daan6*2 baak6 xian1 wei2 dan4 bai2 = fibrous protein (common formation)

弱質纖纖 joek6 zat1 cim1 cim1 = a physically weak girl

纖維肌痛 cim1 wai4 gei1 tung3 xian1 wei2 ji1 tong4 = fibromyalgia

纖維板 cim1 wai4 baan2 xian1 wei2 ban3 = fibreboard, fibre board

纖體 cim1 tai2 xian1 ti3 = slim body

纖細 cim1 sai3 xian1 xi4 = fine; slim; tender; thin, tenuous

多模光纖 do1 mou4 gwong1 cim1 duo1 mo2 guang1 xian1 = multimode fiber

光纖分佈式數據介面 gwong1 cim1 fan1 bou3 sik1 sou3 geoi3 gaai3 min6*2 guang1 xian1 fen1 bu4 shi4 shu4 ju4 jie4 mian4 = Fiber Distributed Data Interface; FDDI

光纖分佈數據接口 gwong1 cim1 fan1 bou3 sou3 geoi3 zip3 hau2 guang1 xian1 fen1 bu4 shu4 ju4 jie1 kou3 = FDDI; Fiber Distributed Data Interface

單模光纖 daan1 mou4 gwong1 cim1 dan1 mo2 guang1 xian1 = single mode fiber

光纖接口 gwong1 cim1 zip3 hau2 guang1 xian1 jie1 kou3 = optical interface

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Unicode code for this character: U+7e96 (off-site link)

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