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 7567 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

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

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
See all 18 compounds (CantoDict reports 21 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 纖
Unicode code for this character: U+7e96 (off-site link)

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