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Etymology
Simplified form of 絲, two threads
Meanings
silk
thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
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Words with 丝 478 total
Idioms with 丝 70 total Chain
lit. to bring cloth to trade for silk (idiom) · fig. to approach a woman with a gift; to engage in commercial transaction抱布贸丝bào bù mào sī(lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom) · (fig.) to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter抽丝剥茧chōu sī bō jiǎn